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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-50. Authority to sell or lease donated real property.

Upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as appropriate, the board is authorized to lease or sell any real property which may have been or may be donated to the university during any fund campaign. The proceeds of any lease or sale must be applied to the original purpose of the donation of the property leased or sold.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 510, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment reenacted this section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-60. Student housing facilities; ground lease agreements with private entities.

The Board of Trustees of Francis Marion University with the approval of the Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, may enter into one or more ground lease agreements with a private entity whereby the private entity will provide all services necessary for the creation and operation of an on-campus student housing facility including, but not limited to, financing, designing, constructing, managing, operating, maintaining, and related services. Upon expiration of the ground lease agreement term, the private entity shall surrender unto Francis Marion University, such premises with the existing buildings, other structures and improvements constructed and located thereon and therein, in the same condition as when the construction of the buildings, other structures, and improvements were completed, only natural and normal wear and tear excepted. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, must first approve all ground lease agreement terms and conditions including the consideration involved, and the full faith and credit of the State toward the lease obligations must not be pledged, and any statement to the contrary is deemed null and void as a matter of public policy. The private entity may be a nonprofit organization. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, approval required shall be in lieu of or a substitute for any other approval required by any other provision of law or regulation in connection with the undertaking of the private entity and Francis Marion University; however, the private entity and Francis Marion University shall adhere to fire, life, and safety codes as required by the Office of the State Engineer.
Neither this section, nor the approval required by this section, exempts any transaction or entity from complying with Chapter 35 of Title 11.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 227, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 275, Section 7, eff June 5, 2008; 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
Effect of Amendment
The first 2008 amendment added the undesignated paragraph at the end relating to compliance with the Procurement Code.
The second 2008 amendment reenacted this section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-210. Findings.

(A) The General Assembly finds that it is desirable to provide continuing and general statutory authority for Francis Marion University to incur debt for the purpose of, among other things, acquiring, constructing, renovating, and equipping certain athletic facilities, which debt is secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the operation of the athletic department of Francis Marion University and by the proceeds of certain related admissions fees and special fees charged to students enrolled at the university. Francis Marion University has demonstrated need for additional funds to provide for acquisition, construction, renovation, and equipping of the facilities. The facilities are needed to replace or renovate aging facilities and to provide additional facilities all to the end that the educational environment at Francis Marion University will be enhanced for the benefit of present and future students at Francis Marion University.
(B) Consideration has been given to this need and to the methods of funding it. It has been determined to be in the best interests of the people of this State to authorize Francis Marion University to acquire, construct, renovate, and equip additional facilities and to incur indebtedness for these purposes which is payable from the revenues derived from the operation of these facilities and from related fees to the extent and under the conditions provided for in this article.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-230. Authority to acquire, construct, and equip athletic facilities.

The trustees are authorized to acquire, construct, and equip additional athletic facilities and to improve, renovate, and equip existing athletic facilities to the extent they shall determine to be necessary, and the proceeds of bonds authorized by this article are made available for that purpose. The trustees also are authorized to refund bonds that may from time to time be outstanding pursuant to this article by exchange or otherwise. A portion of the proceeds of bonds issued for any of the above purposes also may be used to fund, establish, or replenish any bond reserve fund, to pay interest on the bonds as provided in Section 59-133-340(1), or to pay costs of issuance of the bonds or of any credit enhancement for the bonds as may be deemed necessary by the trustees.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-240. Authority to borrow; bonding limit.

Upon receiving the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as appropriate, and upon review by the Joint Bond Review Committee, the trustees may from time to time borrow such sums as necessary to accomplish the purpose of this article and to evidence such borrowings by bonds issued pursuant to this article in such aggregate principal amount as they determine, except that other provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, there must not be outstanding at any time bonds issued pursuant to this article in excess of fifteen million dollars.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-250. Repayment of bonds; abandonment or sale of facility.

Bonds issued pursuant to this article are payable from the revenues or the net revenues as designated by the trustees, as well as from proceeds of the admissions fee and the special student fee. Bonds issued pursuant to this article may be further secured by such additional pledges of other revenues or fees of Francis Marion as Francis Marion may be authorized to grant pursuant to other laws of this State. The trustees may abandon the use of any portion of the athletic facilities or sell or dispose of any portion of the athletic facilities upon the receipt of a written recommendation by the chief financial officer of Francis Marion to the effect that such action does not adversely affect the ability of Francis Marion to discharge its obligations to the holders of bonds issued pursuant to this article and upon such further conditions as prescribed in the resolution of the trustees providing for the issuance of bonds.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-260. Full faith and credit of State.

The faith and credit of the State must not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, and there must be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded to that effect. Neither the trustees nor any other person signing the bonds is personally liable therefor.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-270. Adoption of resolutions providing for issuance of bonds; provisions.

In order to avail themselves of the authorizations set forth in this article, the trustees shall from time to time adopt resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds of Francis Marion, within the limitations herein mentioned, which resolutions shall prescribe the tenor, terms, and conditions of such bonds. Such bonds must be issued as serial or term bonds, maturing in equal or unequal amounts, at such times and on such occasions as the trustees determine. The last maturing bonds of any issue must be expressed to mature not later than thirty years from their date, and the first maturing bonds of any issue, issued pursuant to this article, shall fall due within three years from their date. The bonds shall bear such rates of interest, payable on such occasion, as the trustees shall prescribe, and the bonds must be in such denominations, must be payable in such medium of payment, and at such place as such resolutions prescribe. All bonds may be issued with a provision permitting their redemption on any interest payment date prior to their respective maturities. Bonds made subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities may contain a provision requiring the payment of a premium for the privilege of exercising the right of redemption, in such amount or amounts as the trustees shall prescribe in the resolutions authorizing their issuance. All bonds that are subject to redemption shall contain a statement to that effect on the face of each bond. The resolutions authorizing their issuance shall contain provisions specifying the manner of call for redemption and the notice of such call that must be given.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-290. Authority to invest in bonds.

It is lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, and fiduciaries, all sinking fund commissions, the Public Employee Benefit Authority or State Fiscal Accountability Authority as cotrustees of the South Carolina Retirement System, and all other governmental entities within the State to invest any monies in their hands in such bonds.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-300. Execution of bonds and coupons; seal of Francis Marion University.

The bonds and the coupons, if any, attached to such bonds, must be executed manually or by facsimile in the name of Francis Marion in such manner and by such persons as the trustees shall from time to time determine, and the seal of Francis Marion University must be affixed to, or impressed, or reproduced on each bond. Any coupons attached to such bonds must be authenticated by the facsimile signature of one or more of the persons signing the bonds. Such bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be registerable as to principal and interest on books kept therefor by or on behalf of Francis Marion, including by a corporate registrar. The delivery of the bonds so executed are valid notwithstanding changes in officers or in the seal occurring after such execution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be issued as fully registered, noncertified, book-entry securities.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-310. Disposition of bonds; private sales; discounts and premiums.

The bonds may be disposed of in such manner as the trustees shall determine, except that no privately negotiated sale without public advertisement may be made without the prior approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. The bonds may be sold at such discount or for such premium as may be determined by the trustees or their designee as being in the best interest of Francis Marion.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-320. Delivery of proceeds to State Treasurer; withdrawals from fund.

The proceeds of all bonds must be delivered to the State Treasurer or its corporate trust designee and retained in a special fund or funds and applied solely to the purposes for which such bonds have been issued. Withdrawals from the fund must be made on the order or requisition of the university and must be in such form as the State Treasurer shall prescribe. The State Treasurer may make temporary investments of funds derived from the proceeds of bonds in the manner prescribed by law.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-330. Power to maintain admissions fees and special student fees necessary to repay bonds.

To the end that provisions be made for the adequate payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds:
(1)(a) The trustees shall maintain in full force and effect any necessary admissions fees or special student fee on a basis and in such amounts as will be sufficient, after taking into account net revenues and any other funds pledged to the payment of the bonds as provided under Section 59-133-340(4), to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same mature and to provide the required reserve therefor in any bond reserve fund. It is the duty of Francis Marion to calculate the debt service requirements of the bonds not less frequently than annually and, if required at such time, appropriate revisions of any admissions fees or special student fee must be made by the trustees if such revisions are required, after taking into account net revenues for the year, to make adequate provisions for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and the maintenance of any required reserve in a bond reserve fund.
(b) The admissions fees and the special student fee, if any, must bear such nomenclature as the trustees shall prescribe. The special student fee may, in the discretion of the trustees, be included as a part of any other fee. The trustees shall account for the receipt from any admissions fees and special student fee to the State Treasurer, for deposit by the State Treasurer in the debt service fund.
(2) The trustees shall cause to be established with the State Treasurer or its corporate trust designee on or before the occasion of the delivery of any bonds pursuant to this article, a debt service fund into which must be deposited annually sufficient funds as provided in this article to meet the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds for such year.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 133 - Francis Marion University › Section 59-133-350. Authorizations granted by article to remain in full force and effect.

The authorizations granted by this article must remain of full force and effect until they are rescinded by subsequent enactment, and no time limit is set for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this article.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 8, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 135 - Lander University › Section 59-135-15. Authority to change name from Lander College to Lander University.

At its discretion, the Board of Trustees of Lander College is authorized to change the title of its governed institution from "Lander College" to "Lander University", provided that the institution meets the criteria of a comprehensive university as established by the Commission on Higher Education on December 5, 1991.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 272, Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 135 - Lander University › Section 59-135-40. Meetings of board.

The board shall meet in Greenwood not less than four times each year, the time and place to be fixed by the chairman or as the board provides. The chairman shall preside and, in his absence, a member shall preside as the board may select. The chairman or a majority of the members has the power to call a special meeting and fix the time and place of the meeting. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business of the board. A majority vote of the whole board is required for the election or removal of the president. The president, other officers, and faculty members shall attend meetings of the board when requested to do so.
Notice of the time and place of all meetings of the board must be mailed by the secretary or his assistant to each trustee not less than five days before each meeting.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 510, Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 135 - Lander University › Section 59-135-50. Authority to sell or lease donated real property.

Upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as appropriate, the board is authorized to lease or sell any real property which may have been or may be donated to the college during any fund campaign. The proceeds of any lease or sale must be applied to the original purpose of the donation of the property leased or sold.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 510, Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-100. Establishment.

Coastal Carolina College, a four-year regional branch of the University of South Carolina, shall become Coastal Carolina University on July 1, 1993, and shall be a separate and distinct institution of higher learning of the State of South Carolina. It shall be governed by a board of trustees for Coastal Carolina University hereinafter established in this chapter.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-140. Meetings of board.

(A) The board shall meet in Conway not less than four times each year, the time and place to be fixed by the chairman or as the board provides. The chairman shall preside and, in his absence, a member shall preside as the board may select. The chairman or a majority of the members has the power to call a special meeting and fix the time and place of the meeting. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business of the board. A majority vote of the whole board is required for the election or removal of the president. The president, other officers, and faculty members shall attend meetings of the board when requested to do so.
(B) Notice of the time and place of all meetings of the board must be sent either electronically or through the United States mail by the secretary or his assistant to each trustee not less than five days before each meeting.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1; 2022 Act No. 130 (H.4944), Section 1, eff April 4, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 130, Section 1, inserted the paragraph designators; and in (B), substituted "sent either electronically or through the United States mail" for "mailed".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-150. Lease or sale of real property donated to university; proceeds.

Upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as appropriate, the board is authorized to lease or sell any real property which may have been or may be donated to the university during any fund campaign. The proceeds of any lease or sale must be applied to the original purpose of the donation of the property leased or sold.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-310. Authority to issue revenue bonds.

Coastal Carolina University, in this article referred to as the university, may issue revenue bonds of the university for the purpose of financing or refinancing in whole or in part the cost of construction, reconstruction, improvement, and equipment of buildings for the purposes of the university including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, dormitories, apartment buildings, dwelling houses, dining halls, cafeterias, parking facilities, sports facilities, and inns or for any one or more of these purposes.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-330. Particulars of bonds; must be negotiable.

Revenue bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, may be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration privileges, may be subject to such terms of redemption before maturity, with or without premium, and may contain such terms, covenants, and conditions as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide. The bonds must be fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-350. Signature on bonds and coupons.

The bonds must be signed in the corporate name of the university by the chairman of the board of trustees of the university, under the corporate seal of the university attested by the secretary of the board of trustees. Interest coupons attached to the bonds must be signed by the facsimile signatures of these officers. The bonds may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear on the coupons have ceased to hold office at the time of the issue or at the time of the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-370. Filing with State Treasurer description of all obligations entered into by board.

The board of trustees or its proper administrative officers shall file with the State Treasurer within thirty days from the date of their issuance a complete description of all obligations entered into by the board, with the rates of interest, maturity dates, annual payments, and all pertinent data.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-380. Authorizing resolution constitutes binding contract; enforcement.

All provisions of a resolution authorizing or providing for the issuance of the bonds in accordance with Section 59-136-320 and of the covenants and agreements constitute valid and legally binding contracts between the university and the several holders of the bonds, regardless of the time of issuance of the bonds, and is enforceable by the holder or holders by mandamus or other appropriate action, suit, or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-390. Sources of payments of bonds; bonds not obligations of state.

The bonds must be made payable solely from the revenues derived by the university from the operation of the building or equipment for which the bonds are issued or, in the discretion of the board of trustees of the university, from the revenues and also from any other revenues of the university except revenues derived from appropriations received from the General Assembly. The bonds are not obligations of the State.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-500. Transfer of employees, appropriations, assets, and liabilities of Coastal Carolina College to Coastal Carolina University.

On July 1, 1993, the employees, current appropriations, assets, and liabilities of Coastal Carolina College of the University of South Carolina System are transferred to Coastal Carolina University herein established. All classified or unclassified personnel employed by Coastal Carolina College on June 30, 1993, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of Coastal Carolina University on July 1, 1993, with the same compensation, classification, grade level, or tenure as applicable until thereafter changed by the board of Coastal Carolina University acting through its administration. The Budget and Control Board shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer including, but not limited to, the filing of deeds, allocation to Coastal Carolina University of the existing bonded indebtedness of the University of South Carolina attributable to Coastal Carolina College, and the allocation to Coastal Carolina University of endowment funds or other real or personal property donated to the University of South Carolina for the benefit of Coastal Carolina College, provided that this property must continue to be applied to the original purpose of the donation if applicable.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-505. Issuance of state institution bonds and revenue bonds to refund and defease previous bonds; application of fees and revenues to satisfy obligations; purposes for which bonds may be issued.

(A) No later than June 30, 1995, the Budget and Control Board shall issue state institution bonds pursuant to Title 59, Chapter 107, on behalf of Coastal Carolina University to refund and defease all state institution bonds issued on behalf of the University of South Carolina which are the Series 1991B and Series 1992C State Institution Bonds. That portion of the State Institution Bonds to be refunded which was used to provide facilities at Coastal Carolina University shall be refunded by a series of state institution bonds issued on behalf of Coastal Carolina University and secured by pledge of the tuition fees from Coastal Carolina University. The remaining state institution bonds to be refunded shall be refunded from the proceeds of state institution bonds issued on behalf of the University of South Carolina and secured by pledge of tuition fees collected at the University of South Carolina.
(B) On or before June 30, 1995, Coastal Carolina University shall issue its revenue bonds to refund the Student and Faculty Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 1987, issued by the University of South Carolina and Student and Faculty Housing Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, the proceeds of which were used to provide facilities at Coastal Carolina University. The proceeds from the refunding revenue bonds shall be applied to defease and refund the outstanding Series 1987 Bonds and Notes. On and after the date of issuance of all refunding bonds, the pledge of revenues derived from the operation of dormitory facilities at Coastal Carolina University shall be released from the pledge securing other student and faculty housing revenue bonds issued by the University of South Carolina.
(C) Pending the issuance of the bonds described in subsections (A) and (B) above, the Budget and Control Board and the State Treasurer shall take all action necessary to continue the application of tuition fees and dormitory revenues derived by Coastal Carolina University to satisfy all obligations of the University of South Carolina with respect to bonds issued to provide facilities at Coastal Carolina University.
(D) For purposes of Section 59-107-10, Coastal Carolina University is also considered an institution on behalf of which state institution bonds may be issued thereunder. The purposes for which state institution bonds may be issued on behalf of Coastal Carolina University shall include the refunding of state institution bonds issued on behalf of the University of South Carolina to provide facilities at Coastal Carolina University.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 136 - Coastal Carolina University › Section 59-136-510. "Coastal Carolina College" to mean "Coastal Carolina University".

Wherever the term "Coastal Carolina College" or any similar variation appears in any provision of law, it shall be construed to mean "Coastal Carolina University".
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 69, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-05. Purpose of chapter.

It is the purpose of the General Assembly in this chapter:
(1) to place an emphasis on early childhood education and prevention while promoting assistance for students at every grade level which is more flexible and tailored to individual needs and learning styles;
(2) to focus the state's resources on academic success and prevention of academic problems;
(3) to establish the expectation that by providing extra assistance and learning time that enables young students to attain essential skills and success all children will be prepared for the fourth grade and all students will graduate from high school with their peers;
(4) to promote the advancement of developmentally appropriate curriculum and coordinated programs from preschool through grade three which are supportive of the curriculum for grades four through twelve; and
(5) to allow districts and schools greater flexibility in providing targeted, coordinated programs of student assistance.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-11. Use of SACS Plan by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited institutions.

A school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) may substitute the SACS five-year plan and annual updates for the comprehensive plan and updates required by Section 59-139-10(B), provided that all requirements for information and evaluation and the participation requirements for the community and School Improvement Council are met as mandated in Chapters 18 and 139 of Title 59. Beginning with 2001, with approval by the State Board of Education, a school district may request to have its combined strategic plan/accountability system cycle required by Chapters 18 and 139 adjusted to coincide with its schools' SACS review.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 96.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-15. Extension of completion dates of certain long-range, comprehensive plans.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the stipulated completion dates of the long-range, comprehensive plans required by Chapter 139 of Title 59 of the 1976 Code may be extended until the end of school year 1994-95 upon approval from the State Board of Education. Districts requesting such a waiver must outline how the extension will improve the planning and implementation of Act 135 of 1993 and provide the expected date of completion. Before implementation of the plans, the plans must be submitted to the State Department of Education to be subjected to the peer review process; districts wishing to submit their plans before the required or expected completion date may do so. For 1994-95 schools and districts shall implement strategies for academic assistance to students experiencing difficulties in kindergarten through grade twelve. For school year 1993-94, schools may submit either the improvement plans consistent with state department guidelines or its five-year plan.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 280, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-20. Appropriations for academic assistance initiative; uses of funds; matching of weighted pupil units.

Beginning in fiscal year 1994-95 in the annual general appropriations act, the General Assembly shall determine an appropriation level for the academic assistance initiative. The State Board of Education through the Department of Education shall promulgate regulations to implement a system to provide a pro rata matching of the weighted pupil units pursuant to Section 59-20-40 to the pupils in the districts of the State as follows:
(1) early childhood assistance for students in kindergarten through grade three who are eligible for the federal free- and reduced-price lunch program at a weight of .26;
(2) grade four through twelve academic assistance for students in these grades who score below minimum basic skills act standards in reading, mathematics, or writing, or their equivalent, at a weight of .114.
Funds generated by kindergarten through grade three students must be used by the districts and schools to provide to any student in these grades needed academic assistance. The assistance may be for short, intensive periods or for longer, on-going assistance as needed by each student. Based upon the district and school plans provided for in Section 59-139-10, a portion of these funds may be used to support other components of the early child development initiative in order to better prepare children for entering school. Further, districts may request a waiver from the State Board of Education to use a portion of the funds generated by students in kindergarten through grade three for students in grades four through twelve, if such a change promotes better coordination of state and federal funds provided for programs for these children.
Funds generated by students in grades four through twelve must be used to provide any student with needed academic assistance with an emphasis on assistance at the time of need and on accelerating the progress of students performing below their peers. The assistance may be for short, intensive periods or for longer, on-going assistance as needed by the student. Enhanced opportunities for learning must be emphasized. In reviewing the districts' plans, provided for in Section 59-139-10, the State Board of Education shall stress district and school flexibility in addressing student needs.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-30. Formula for allocating funds.

For fiscal year 1993-94, funds must be allocated to districts on the same percentage as they received funds for the Compensatory and Remedial Programs for 1992-93. By January 1, 1995, the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Formula Funding in Education Programs shall review and approve the allocation formula.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-40. Development of criteria for monitoring district and school plans and implementation.

By December, 1993, the State Board of Education, through the Department of Education and in consultation with the Education Oversight Committee, shall develop criteria for the monitoring of the district and school plans and the implementation of the plans required in this chapter.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 400, Section 15.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-50. Development of plan for providing technical assistance to districts in designing and implementing plans.

By September, 1993, the Department of Education, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the Education Oversight Committee, shall develop a written plan outlining the process for providing technical assistance to districts in designing their overall plans and implementing those plans, including compiling and disseminating research on effective practice and contracting with recognized groups for providing expertise to the districts and schools in the areas addressed by this chapter.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 400, Section 15.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-60. Evaluating fulfillment of purposes of chapter; assessments of students, schools, and districts; sharing of results.

The State Board of Education, through the State Department of Education and in consultation with the Education Oversight Committee, shall establish an assessment system to evaluate the degree to which the purposes of this chapter are met. To that end, the State Board of Education, through the Department of Education shall:
(1) develop or adapt a developmentally appropriate assessment program to be administered to all public school students by the end of grade three that is designed to measure a student's strengths and weaknesses in skills required to perform academic work considered to be at the fourth grade level. Information on each student's progress and on areas in need of improvement must be provided to the student's parent and fourth grade teacher. Aggregated information on student progress must be given to the students' kindergarten through third grade schools so that deficiencies in the schools' academic programs can be addressed;
(2) review the performance of students on the eighth grade basic skills assessment test pursuant to Section 59-30-10, or its equivalent, for progress in meeting the skill levels required by these examinations. Student data must be aggregated by the schools the students attended so that programs' deficiencies can be addressed;
(3) review the data on students overage for grade in each school at grades four and nine;
(4) monitor the performance of schools and districts so that continuing weaknesses in the programs preparing students for the fourth grade and ninth grade shall receive special assistance from the Department of Education; and
(5) propose other methods or measures for assessing how well the purposes of this chapter are met.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 400, Section 15; 2014 Act No. 155 (H.3919), Section 3, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 155, Section 3, in subsection (2), deleted reference to exit examinations in the first sentence; and in subsection (4), deleted reference to exit examination.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-70. Half-day program for four-year-olds to be maintained.

The half-day program for four-year-old children established in Section 59-19-340, must be maintained at no less than the 1993-94 level in each school district as funded by the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-80. Targeted technical assistance if goals and time lines are not met; assistance if progress lacking after two years.

If a review of a district's comprehensive plan indicates the goals and time lines established by the district are not being met, the Department of Education, after consultation with the district's administration, shall provide targeted technical assistance. If after two consecutive years, the district is not making progress toward achieving its goals, the State Board of Education, through the State Department of Education, shall enter into a partnership with the district board of trustees to review implementation of the district's comprehensive plan, make recommendations for improvement, and provide assistance in implementing the recommendations.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 139 - Early Child Development And Academic Assistance › Section 59-139-90. Strategic plans to include goals and objectives for parent involvement.

The school and district strategic plans required in Section 59-139-10 must include the stated goals and objectives for parent involvement and the methods used for data collection to support statewide evaluation of parent involvement efforts.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 393, Section 15.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 142 - Students First Financial Resources For Scholarships And Tuition › Section 59-142-20. Promulgation of regulations.

Consistent with this section, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall be responsible for making guidelines available for FY 96-97 and shall promulgate regulations necessary to administer the need-based grants program in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act for years after 1996-97. The need-based grants program must be administered at the campus level.
Pursuant to Section 59-103-165, the commission shall incorporate information pertaining to the need-based grant program in the information packets concerning post-secondary education for eighth grade students and their parents or guardians.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 20A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 142 - Students First Financial Resources For Scholarships And Tuition › Section 59-142-40. Funds allocation methodology.

Funds must be allocated in a given year to institutions using a methodology that considers state resident Pell Grant recipients so that each public institution shall receive an amount sufficient to provide a similar level of support per state resident Pell recipient when compared to tuition and required fees. However, no institution shall receive a smaller proportion of funding than would be provided under the student enrollment methodology used in years prior to fiscal year 2008-2009. Funds must be awarded to eligible students according to the financial need of the student.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 20A; 2011 Act No. 74, Pt VI, Section 17, eff August 1, 2011.
Effect of Amendment
The 2011 amendment rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 142 - Students First Financial Resources For Scholarships And Tuition › Section 59-142-50. "Eligible public institution of higher learning" defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, an eligible public institution of higher learning means a "public institution of higher learning" as defined in Section 59-103-5.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 20A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 142 - Students First Financial Resources For Scholarships And Tuition › Section 59-142-60. Unlawful use of grant.

It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain, attempt to obtain, expend, or attempt to expend a need-based grant provided by this chapter for any purpose other than in payment of or reimbursement for the cost of tuition and fees to the student to whom the grant has been awarded at the institution the student is authorized to attend under the grant.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 20A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 142 - Students First Financial Resources For Scholarships And Tuition › Section 59-142-70. Eligibility of students at private institutions.

Students at private institutions of higher learning in this State whose major campus and headquarters are located in South Carolina also are eligible for need-based grants in the manner provided by law.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 20A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 143 - Children's Education Endowment › Section 59-143-10. Establishment of endowment; stated purposes; allocations.

(A) There is established the South Carolina Children's Education Endowment. The revenue received pursuant to Section 48-46-40(E)(3) must be deposited by the State Treasurer in a fund separate and distinct from the state general fund entitled the "Children's Education Endowment". All interest or income earned by the fund shall be retained in the fund and used for its stated purposes, which are to provide funding for Public School Facilities Assistance and Higher Education Scholarship Grants. It is the intent of the General Assembly that in creating this endowment that its funds be managed so as to establish and fund these programs permanently.
(B) Upon receipt of monies transferred to the Children's Education Endowment by the State Treasurer, thirty percent of these monies must be allocated to Higher Education Scholarship Grants and seventy percent must be allocated to Public School Facility Assistance. Earnings on each allocation shall accumulate for the benefit of that particular program. The Comptroller General shall record low-level radioactive waste tax revenues collected from the Barnwell waste facility on the accrual basis; however, no expenditure may be made against these accrued revenues until the related cash is deposited with the State. These revenues must be distributed in the manner prescribed by Section 48-48-140.
(C) Funds made available for Need-based Grants and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships through the Higher Education Scholarship Grants allocation must be no more than the prior year's earned revenue and must be released for use on July first and January first of each fiscal year. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any unspent balance in the Higher Education Scholarship Grants allocation of the Children's Education Endowment Fund, including interest and low-level radioactive waste tax revenue from previous years' collections, may be made available for Need-based Grants and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships.
(D) Funds made available from the public school facilities program allocation must be no more than the funds earned and received for that allocation through the most recently completed quarter.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 82; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 4B; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 1.C.1, eff July 1, 2008.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment designated subsections (A) to (D); and, in subsection (C), added the second sentence relating to disposition of any unspent balance in the Higher Education Scholarship Grants allocation of the Children's Education Endowment Fund.