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SC Code § 59-73-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-50. Voting at and conduct of election.

 At such election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates, as required in general elections, shall be allowed to vote. At such election the board of trustees shall act as managers, and the election shall be conducted as is provided by law for the conduct of general elections. At the election each elector favoring the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-917; 1952 Code Section 21-917; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356; Civ. C. '22 Section 2603, Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 1924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.
SC Code § 59-73-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-60. Levy of tax; increase, decrease, or repeal of tax.

 Within ten days after such election, if the majority of those voting shall vote for such levy, the board of trustees shall furnish the county auditor with a statement of the amount so levied, and the auditor shall enter the same in the tax duplicates, and he shall annually, each year thereafter, enter such amount in the tax duplicates until the same is increased, by the taxpayers, at an election called for that purpose, or is decreased in a manner provided by law, and he is notified that the same has been increased, decreased or repealed; and if increased or decreased, he shall annually enter it as so increased or decreased. Such election shall be called and notice given in the same way and manner as is herein provided for the calling of elections to make the levy and the giving of the notice that it has been made, and the county treasurer shall collect the same as other county and State taxes. Any tax which may be levied, increased, decreased or repealed after October first in any year shall not take effect until the next succeeding year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-918; 1952 Code Section 21-918; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356; Civ. C. '22 Section 2603; Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 1924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.
SC Code § 59-73-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-70. Levy constitutes a lien.

 A levy made pursuant to Section 59-73-60 shall be a lien on the property in such school district, which shall be subject thereto in case of default of payment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-922; 1952 Code Section 21-922; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356; Civ. C. '22 Section 2603; Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 1924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.
SC Code § 59-73-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-80. Paying out tax collected.

 The tax so collected shall be paid out by the county treasurer upon warrants drawn by the board of trustees, countersigned by the county superintendent of education. But any surplus of such levy remaining in the hands of the county treasurer at the expiration of any fiscal year shall be paid out as other school funds of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-923; 1952 Code Section 21-923; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356, Civ. C. '22 Section 2603; Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.
SC Code § 59-73-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-90. Designation of school by taxpayer.

 Each taxpayer when he pays any tax for school purposes voted under the provisions of Sections 59-73-40 and 59-73-50 may designate to which school in the school district he wishes the money paid by him to go, and the treasurer shall keep a note of such designation, and the money shall be applied as thus designated. When no designation is made by the taxpayer at the time of such payment the money shall be expended as other school funds in such district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-924; 1952 Code Section 21-924; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356; Civ. C. '22 Section 2603; Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 1924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.
SC Code § 59-73-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-100. Reduction of unnecessarily high special school levies.

 Whenever in any school district in the State where special levies and taxes have been authorized, levied and are being collected the assessed valuation of the property shall have so increased since the authorization of the special levy as to provide an amount of taxes in excess of that contemplated at the time of the authorization of the levy or in excess of the amount collected the first year under such authorization, then, upon the written petition of the trustees of such school district approved by the county board of education and upon the petition of three fourths of the residents subject to such tax, the auditor of the county in which the school district is situate and the tax being collected shall reduce the levy for such school district to such an amount as will produce the total amount of taxes originally intended to be collected.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-927; 1952 Code Section 21-927; 1942 Code Section 5331; 1932 Code Section 5357; Civ. C. '22 Section 2604; 1919 (31) 243.
SC Code § 59-73-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-110. Reduction of special school levies by boards and legislative delegation.

 All existing special tax levies in all counties and school districts within the State may be reduced as deemed advisable by the local boards of trustees and the county boards of education, with the approval of the Senator and at least one half of the members of the House of Representatives of the county in which such reduction is made. But no tax levy for retiring bonds or other indebtedness of such school district shall be so reduced.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-928; 1952 Code Section 21-928; 1942 Code Section 5426; 1933 (38) 567; 1934 (38) 1340, 1442; 1935 (39) 133; 1937 (40) 113, 220; 1938 (40) 1649.
SC Code § 59-73-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-120. Discontinuance of special school levies when purpose satisfied.

 Whenever the special levy in any school district shall have provided sufficient funds to pay and satisfy the purposes and obligations for which it was authorized, then, upon the written petition of the board of trustees of such school district or upon the written petition of three fourths of the residents in the school district subject to such levy and taxes, the auditor of the county in which the school district is located shall discontinue the assessment authorized.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-935; 1952 Code Section 21-935; 1942 Code Section 5332; 1932 Code Section 5358; Civ. C. '22 Section 2605; 1919 (31) 243; 1927 (35) 200.
SC Code § 59-73-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-130. Tax levy in Saluda County for benefit of Ridge Spring School District No. 2.

 The county board of education of Aiken County shall notify the auditor of Saluda County in writing, on or before June thirtieth of each year, of the proposed tax levy for that portion of Saluda County involved in the consolidated school district, and the auditor of Saluda County shall levy, and the treasurer shall collect from the taxpayers of the area of Saluda County known as the Ridge Spring School District No. 2, such amount annually as represented in the written request submitted by the county board of education of Aiken County as provided herein. Provided, that such tax levy shall not exceed that levied for that portion of Aiken County involved in the same attendance area for school purposes. Provided, further, that no tax levy for school purposes in Saluda County shall be increased unless approval therefor shall have been first obtained in writing from the legislative delegation of the county, including the Senator.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-138; 1953 (48) 342; 1958 (50) 1964, 1978.
SC Code § 59-73-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-140. Tax levy in Saluda County; collection and credit of taxes.

 The county treasurer of Saluda County is directed to collect the taxes and credit them to the attendance area. These credits are to be reported immediately to the county superintendent of education of Aiken County.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-139; 1953 (48) 342; 1958 (50) 1964.
SC Code § 59-73-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-150. Tax levy in Saluda County; county boards of education may draw on funds; remittance to Aiken County.

 The county boards of education of the respective counties are authorized to draw on these funds for the sole purposes named in Sections 59-73-130 to 59-73-150, and such funds are to be remitted to the county board of education of Aiken County at the end of the school term and not later than June thirtieth of the current fiscal year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-140; 1953 (48) 342; 1958 (50) 1964.
SC Code § 59-73-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 73 - School Taxes|Section 59-73-160. Tuition fees charged under certain conditions to public school students residing on military base or other federal establishment.

 If the federal government in any year ceases to provide federal impact aid or reduces the amount of federal impact aid to those school districts of this State which provide public school education for children who reside on a military base or on another federal establishment in the district wherein local property taxes are not levied, the governing body of the district in that year shall be authorized to charge a tuition fee to such students who attend schools of the district. The amount of the tuition fee shall be set by the governing body of the district and shall be approved by the State Board of Education.  The tuition fee per child shall be the same regardless of the school attended and the aggregate amount of the tuition fees charged in any one year shall not exceed the amount of the loss in federal impact aid from the previous year plus or minus a cost-of-living adjustment on the amount of impact aid provided in the previous year which shall be equal to the rise or fall in the consumer price index as it existed at the end of the previous year. If tuition fees are imposed in any year and the federal impact aid cut is later reinstated and paid after the tuition fees have been collected, such fees shall be refunded in full.  The State Board of Education shall be authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section and the appropriate officials of the school district shall be authorized to refuse admittance to any child who has not paid the tuition fee required herein.  For purposes of this section:  (a) "Consumer price index" means the average over a twelve-month period of the consumer price index published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor.  (b) "Year" means the fiscal year of the school district concerned.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 387, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-101-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-10. Designation of state colleges and universities.

 There are universities and colleges as follows: one located in the City of Columbia, styled the University of South Carolina; another in or near the Town of Orangeburg, styled South Carolina State University; Clemson University; Winthrop University; another styled The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina; the College of Charleston; another in or near the Town of Greenwood, styled Lander University; another in or near the City of Florence, styled Francis Marion University; the Medical University of South Carolina, and another in or near the City of Conway styled Coastal Carolina University. They are separate and distinct institutions, each under its separate board of trustees or visitors.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-1; 1952 Code Section 22-1; 1942 Code Section 5697; 1932 Code Section 5697; Civ. C. '22 Section 2765; Civ. C. '12 Section 1836; 1906 (25) 16; 1913 (28) 188; 1920 (31) 968; 1952 (47) 1875; 1954 (48) 1722; 1988 Act No. 510, Section 4; 2000 Act No. 254, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-101-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-20. Transfer of College of Charleston to State.

 The State is authorized to acquire all property of the College of Charleston, real, personal, or mixed, and to operate the college as a state-supported institution of higher learning.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-1.2, 1970 (56) 2085; 1988 Act No. 510, Section 5.
SC Code § 59-101-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-30. Transfer of Lander College to State.

 (1) The State of South Carolina is authorized to acquire all that property known as Lander College, real, personal, and mixed, from the Lander Foundation, a political subdivision created by Act 110 of 1951, and to operate the college as a state-supported institution of higher learning.  (2) The Lander Foundation is authorized to transfer Lander College and all of its properties, real, personal, and mixed, to the State of South Carolina under terms mutually agreed upon and is further authorized to transfer endowment or trust properties and funds which are not to be transferred to the State to an appropriate foundation or eleemosynary corporation upon terms the trustees determine.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-1.3; 1972 (57) 2583; 1988 Act No. 510, Section 6.
SC Code § 59-101-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-40. Presidents of student bodies may be ex officio nonvoting members of boards of trustees.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law relating to the composition of the various boards of trustees of State-supported institutions of higher learning, the president of the student body of each of these institutions may be, ex officio, a nonvoting member of the board of trustees of the institution he attends and represents.  The term of office of the student body president shall be contemporaneous with his term as president.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-1.1; 1972 (57) 2395.
SC Code § 59-101-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-50. Enrollment preference given to residents.

 The colleges and other institutions of learning of this State supported in whole or in part by the State shall receive as students those applicants residing within the State in preference to those residing without; provided, however, that the applications of those residing within the State shall be filed with the president or secretary of such college or institution of learning at least thirty days before the opening of such college or institution.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-2; 1952 Code Section 22-2; 1942 Code Section 5708; 1932 Code Section 5708; Civ. C. '22 Section 2776; 1917 (30) 339.
SC Code § 59-101-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-55. State appropriated funds restriction.

 State appropriated funds shall not be used to provide out-of-state subsidies to students attending state-supported institutions of higher learning.  HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 74, Pt VI, Section 10, eff August 1, 2011.
SC Code § 59-101-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-80. Degree of licentiate of instruction.

 The universities and colleges of this State may provide a course of study, to be approved by the State Board of Education, the completion of which by a student will entitle him to the degree of licentiate of instruction and they may issue a diploma showing the degree has been conferred.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-4; 1952 Code Section 22-4; 1942 Code Section 5698; 1932 Code Section 5698; Civ. C. '22 Section 2766; Civ. C. '12 Section 1837; Civ. C. '02 Section 1258; 1898 (22) 764.
SC Code § 59-101-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-90. Suspending exercises for Christmas and New Year's Day.

 All State colleges and universities shall suspend exercises for a period of not exceeding ten days, including the time required for going from and returning to such colleges and universities, such period to include Christmas Day and New Year's Day.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-5; 1952 Code Section 22-5; 1942 Code Section 5699; 1932 Code Section 5699; Civ. C. '22 Section 2768; Civ. C. '12 Section 1839; 1906 (25) 42.
SC Code § 59-101-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-100. Display of United States and State flags.

 The State Superintendent of Education shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the National Flag Code, for the display of the flag of the United States of America and the display of the State flag on the grounds of educational institutions supported, in whole or in part, by funds derived from this State. The person at the head of any educational institution in the State shall display the flag of the United States of America and the State flag on the grounds of educational institutions supported, in whole or in part, by funds derived from this State. The person at the head of any educational institution in the State shall display the flag of the United States of America and the State flag at such times and at such places and under such restrictions and rules as he may be directed to observe by the State Superintendent of Education.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-6; 1952 Code Section 22-6; 1942 Code Section 5705; 1939 (41) 298; 1965 (54) 244.
SC Code § 59-101-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-110. Display of State flag on one building at each State Institution of higher learning.

 The State flag shall be displayed daily, except in rainy weather, from a staff upon one building of the University of South Carolina and of each State college. The officer or officers in charge of such buildings shall purchase suitable flags and cause them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds provided for maintenance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-7; 1952 Code Section 22-7; 1942 Code Section 5703; 1932 Code Sections 5703, 5705; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2772, 2773; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1842, 1843; 1910 (26) 753; 1922 (32) 779.
SC Code § 59-101-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-120. Charge for diplomas.

 At no State institution of higher learning shall any graduate be charged more than the actual cost for his diploma. But a graduate from any such institution of higher learning may pay a greater price for his diploma if such graduate should elect to do so.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-9; 1952 Code Section 22-9; 1942 Code Section 5712-2; 1933 (38) 273; 1934 (38) 1291; 1972 (57) 2604; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 24.
SC Code § 59-101-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-130. High schools shall report to Superintendent of Education; institutions of higher learning shall report to high schools.

 On or before May first of each calendar year, every high school which issues a State high school diploma shall submit to the State Superintendent of Education in such form as he may prescribe the following data:  (1) The number of high school graduates that entered the freshman class of an institution of higher learning, either in or out of this State, for whom a first semester report has been received.  (2) A breakdown showing all courses passed by such group.  (3) A breakdown showing all courses failed by such group.  Every high school shall seek diligently to obtain such data from out-of-State institutions of higher learning. Any high school which fails to file a report or files a false report shall lose its accreditation.  Every institution of higher learning in this State shall submit to the State high school from which each freshman was graduated a report on the first semester accomplishments of each freshman.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-10; 1952 Code Section 22-10; 1947 (45) 317; 1962 (52) 1719.
SC Code § 59-101-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-140. Tabulation of reports.

 After such reports have been received, the State Superintendent of Education shall cause them to be tabulated so as to show the academic performance of graduates from the respective high schools who entered institutions of higher learning. When such tables have been prepared, they shall be included in the annual report of the State Superintendent of Education as presented to the General Assembly. The State Superintendent of Education shall acquaint the proper officials of the institutions of higher learning with the requirements of Section 59-101-130.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-11; 1952 Code Section 22-11; 1947 (45) 317; 1962 (52) 1719.
SC Code § 59-101-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 101 - Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally|Section 59-101-150. Approval of new programs.

 No new program shall be undertaken by any State-supported institution of higher learning without the approval of the Commission or the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-11.1; 1973 (58) 691.