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SC Code § 59-104-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-40. Technical education system shall convert to semester calendar; limitation on offering of certain courses.

 (A) The technical education system in this State shall convert from the quarter calendar to the semester calendar, if funds are appropriated for this purpose. The Commission on Higher Education shall request state appropriations for the conversion to be funded and completed over a two-year period.  (B) The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, in consultation with the commission, shall limit the offering of courses designed for college transfer in those technical colleges that do not have approved college transfer programs. The offering of "college parallel" general education courses in institutions not authorized to award the associate in arts or associate in science degree is limited to those necessary to support approved nontransfer programs. The commission, after consultation with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and with public senior colleges and universities, shall establish rules and procedures by which this limitation must be regulated. The commission shall establish procedures concerning courses acceptable for transfer as provided in Section 59-103-45(1).  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-210. Competitive grants program established.

 A competitive grants program is established to improve undergraduate education in South Carolina. The State Commission on Higher Education shall administer the program, promulgate appropriate regulations, and request annual state appropriations for this purpose. All public and private nonproprietary post-secondary institutions accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools are eligible to participate in this program.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-220. Governor's Professor of the Year Award established.

 The Governor's Professor of the Year Award is established as follows:  (1) Each public or private institution of higher learning in this State is eligible to nominate one faculty member for this award who has demonstrated exceptional teaching performance.  (2) The Governor's office in conjunction with the Commission on Higher Education shall establish a committee to choose the Professor of the Year from a senior institution and a Professor of the Year from an institution offering no degree above the associate's degree. The committee must consist of representatives of the Governor's office, the commission, and appropriate civic, business, government, and academic organizations.  (3) Each award must include a citation and a payment of five thousand dollars. Up to ten finalists may be awarded five hundred dollars each by the Commission on Higher Education. The Governor's office shall host an appropriate ceremony at which the awards must be presented.  (4) The commission shall request annual state appropriations for the award.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 74.
SC Code § 59-104-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-230. Endowed professorships program.

 The Commission on Higher Education shall request state funds and establish procedures to implement a program of endowed professorships at senior public institutions of higher learning to enable the institutions to attract or retain productive faculty scholars who are making or show promise of making substantial contributions to the intellectual life of the State.  Each professorship must be supported by the income from an endowment fund created especially for that purpose. Half of the corpus of each fund must be provided by the commission through this program, and half must be provided by the institution from private funds specifically donated for this purpose.  The State Treasurer shall establish a separate fund consisting of any funds appropriated for all endowed professorships plus accrued interest received. Any amount remaining in the established fund at the end of any fiscal year must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for endowed professorships. Funds in the specified amounts to support each endowment may be transferred by the commission to each eligible institution.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-240. Salary enhancement program for technical colleges and two-year campuses.

 (A) The Commission on Higher Education shall request state funds to implement a program to endow salary enhancements for outstanding faculty in technical colleges and two-year campuses of the University of South Carolina. The purpose of the program is to enable the state's two-year college systems to retain and reward outstanding instructional personnel.  (B) The commission, in collaboration with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the University of South Carolina, shall establish procedures to implement the program. Each salary enhancement must be supported by an endowment fund created especially for that purpose. Half of the corpus of each fund must be provided by the commission through this program, and half must be provided by the institution from private sources specifically donated for this purpose.  (C) The State Treasurer shall establish a separate fund consisting of any funds appropriated for all salary enhancements plus accrued interest received. Any amount remaining in the established fund at the end of any fiscal year must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for salary enhancements. Funds in the specified amounts to support each salary enhancement may be transferred by the commission to each eligible institution.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-250. Technical college libraries shall convert to computer-based automated system compatible with state library systems.

 All libraries in the technical colleges in this State shall convert to a computer-based automated system that is compatible with existing state library systems and allows for appropriate networking with public colleges and universities if funds are appropriated for this purpose. The Commission on Higher Education shall request special appropriations to accomplish the conversion.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-260. Commission shall encourage development of joint programs.

 The Commission on Higher Education shall encourage the development of joint programs that take advantage of the strengths of the public colleges and universities and discourage the development of independent competitive programs. The programs must be developed through planning and cooperation among the institutions in both academic and nonacademic areas.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-410. Research Investment Fund.

 A Research Investment Fund is created to establish or expand research programs in public institutions of higher learning in this State which are related to the continued economic development of South Carolina. The fund must consist of appropriations to the State Commission on Higher Education which it allocates to the institutions for research. The funds must be apportioned among the three senior universities and the four-year colleges in a manner that takes into account the previous year's expenditures of externally generated funds for research by the institutions as reported to the commission. However, the commission may make exceptions to accommodate economic development opportunities in any area of the State.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-420. Criteria for use of fund.

 (A) The fund must be used for research which:  (1) has a direct, positive impact on economic development, education, health, or welfare in this State;  (2) has an existing base in faculty expertise, resources, and facilities;  (3) serves to improve the quality of undergraduate and graduate education for South Carolina citizens in accordance with the institutions' stated missions as given in the commission's master plan and as developed by the institution and approved by the commission as provided in Section 59-103-45(5).  (B) The fund must not be used for capital construction projects.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-430. Comprehensive reports to be made at the end of fiscal year.

 At the end of each fiscal year, comprehensive reports must be made to the Commission on Higher Education on the expenditures of funds and the results realized from the research programs. At the end of two fiscal years and each fiscal year after that, the commission shall reexamine the process of appropriating funds for research and the results obtained from the expenditures and recommend changes and alterations in the funding of research by the State if the changes are considered advisable by the commission.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-440. Allocation of funds.

 (A) With the exception of the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, and the Medical University of South Carolina, institutions seeking financial support from the fund for research projects shall submit proposals to the commission for its review and approval.  (B) The portion of the fund allocated to the three senior universities excepted in subsection (A) must be distributed in a manner that takes into account the previous year's expenditures of externally generated funds for research which each university reported to the commission.  (C) No funds allocated under the provisions of this chapter nor matching funds received pursuant to terms of this chapter may be used to increase an institution's future years' formula funding as computed by the Commission on Higher Education.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-610. Statewide planning system.

 The State Commission on Higher Education shall maintain a statewide planning system to address strategic issues in public and private higher education. The system must focus upon the following goals to:  (1) identify future directions for higher education in South Carolina and recommend appropriate methods for meeting the resultant challenges;  (2) review major goals identified by the public and private institutions of higher learning in this State and ascertain their relationship to higher education in South Carolina;  (3) assure the maintenance and continued development of the quality of higher education in South Carolina;  (4) assure the maintenance and continued provision of access to and equality of educational opportunity in higher education in South Carolina;  (5) measure and monitor an institution's standard of achievement in regard to the performance indicators for quality academic success as contained in Section 59-103-30.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-620. Advisory Council on Planning.

 (A) The Commission on Higher Education shall establish an Advisory Council on Planning to assist the commission and the institutions of higher learning in maintaining planning as a high priority.  (B) The advisory council shall report to the executive committee of the commission, which shall serve as the standing committee on planning for the commission.  (C) The advisory council shall submit to the executive committee of the commission its advice, reports, and draft plans.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-630. Individual planning process.

 The Commission on Higher Education shall ensure that each public institution of higher learning in this State maintains its individual planning process.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-640. Prospectus for planning; statewide planning document; revisions.

 (A) The chief executive officer of the Commission on Higher Education shall develop a prospectus for planning each year.  (B) In the initial year, the Advisory Council on Planning is responsible for developing a statewide planning document for submission to the commission.  (C) After the initial year and annually thereafter, the advisory council shall prepare revisions of the planning document for consideration by the commission. The revisions must conform to, but need not be limited to, the prospectus provided by the commission.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-650. Institutional effectiveness program.

 (A) The goals for maintaining an effective system of quality assessment by institutions of higher learning in South Carolina are to:  (1) assure that a system for measuring institutional achievement in regard to the performance indicators for quality academic success as contained in Section 59-103-30 is in effect on every public college and university campus in this State;  (2) provide a vehicle for disseminating the results of these measurements to the constituents within the State;  (3) provide data relative to the effectiveness of each institution that can be used to initiate curriculum, programmatic, or policy changes within the institution necessary to meet the standards for these performance indicators.  (B) The process by which these goals must be attained is as follows:  (1) Each institution of higher learning is responsible for maintaining a system to measure institutional achievement in regard to the performance indicators for quality academic success in accord with provisions, procedures, and requirements developed by the Commission on Higher Education. The system for measuring such institutional achievement must include, but is not limited to, a description of criteria by which such institutional achievement is being assessed.  (2) As a part of South Carolina's statewide planning process, each institution shall provide the commission with an annual report on the results of its institutional achievement program.  (3) The commission shall prepare a report that must include results of institutional achievement, including student assessment programs. Information from private colleges and universities must be included for those institutions that voluntarily provide the information to the commission.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-104-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 104 - Initiatives For Research And Academic Excellence|Section 59-104-660. State-supported institutions to establish procedures and programs to measure student achievement.

 (A) All state-supported institutions of higher learning shall establish their own procedures and programs to measure student achievement which must include, but are not limited to, the performance indicators contained in Section 59-103-30(B)(6) and (7). The procedures and programs must be submitted to the Commission on Higher Education as part of the plan for measuring institutional achievement and must:  (1) derive from institutional initiatives, recognizing the diversity of South Carolina public colleges and universities, the tradition of institutional autonomy, and the capacity of faculty and administrators to identify their own problems and solve them creatively;  (2) be consistent with each institution's mission and educational objectives;  (3) involve faculty in setting the standards of achievement, selecting the measurement instruments, and analyzing the results;  (4) follow student progress through the curriculum, as appropriate;  (5) include follow-up of graduates.  (B) As part of their annual report on institutional achievement, all state-supported colleges and universities shall describe their progress in developing assessment programs and submit information on student achievement to the commission.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 10.
SC Code § 59-105-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 105 - South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act|Section 59-105-10. Short title.

 This act is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act".  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-105-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 105 - South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act|Section 59-105-20. Definitions.

 As used in this act:  (1) "Campus" means a building or property:  (a) owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes;  (b) owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution including, but not limited to, fraternity, sorority, and cooperative houses;  (c) controlled by the institution but owned by a third party.  (2) "Campus sexual assault" means a sexual assault that occurs on campus.  (3) "Institution of higher learning" or " institution" means a public two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State, and also any private two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State which elects to be governed by this chapter.  (4) "Student" means an individual who is enrolled in an institution of higher learning on a full-time or part-time basis.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-105-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 105 - South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act|Section 59-105-30. Purpose.

 The serious nature and consequences of sexual assault and the particular problems caused by sexual assault within a campus community prompt the General Assembly to encourage institutions of higher learning to develop, with input from students, faculty, and staff, a comprehensive sexual assault policy to address prevention and awareness of sexual assault and to establish procedures that address campus sexual assaults. The General Assembly further encourages institutions of higher learning to make all reasonable efforts to support a student who is the victim of a sexual assault in a full report of the sexual assault to appropriate law enforcement authorities, including institutional and local police, and to make all reasonable efforts to provide assistance to and to cooperate with the student as the report is investigated and resolved.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-105-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 105 - South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act|Section 59-105-50. Information relating to procedures for institutional disciplinary proceedings to be made available.

 In addition to the publication required by Section 59-105-40, each institution of higher learning must make available to all students a description of the jurisdiction, procedures, and time deadlines of institutional disciplinary proceedings.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-105-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 105 - South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act|Section 59-105-60. Model sexual assault policy.

 The Commission on Higher Education shall develop, print, and distribute a model sexual assault policy for institutions of higher learning, which complies with the requirements herein. The model policy shall be distributed to all institutions of higher learning in the State for their use as a reference in formulating their sexual assault policy.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-106-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 106 - South Carolina Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act|Section 59-106-10. Short title.

 This act is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act".  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 2.
SC Code § 59-106-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 106 - South Carolina Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act|Section 59-106-20. Annual security reports; inclusion of statement as to obtaining information concerning registered sex offenders.

 Each institution of higher education must include a statement in their annual security report which advises the campus community where law enforcement information concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained, such as the law enforcement office of the institution, a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for the campus, or a computer network address. For purposes of this chapter, the annual security report means the report published pursuant to Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (20 U.S.C. Section 1092(f)). This information must be included in reports beginning in 2003.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 2.
SC Code § 59-106-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 106 - South Carolina Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act|Section 59-106-30. Institution of higher education.

 For purposes of this chapter, "institution of higher education" means any two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 310, Section 2.