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2025-2026 Bill 5638: State Commission on Higher Education - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5443 - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5638
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1062
Document Path: LC-0730WAB-DBS26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Regulations and Administrative Procedures
Summary: State Commission on Higher Education - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5443
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
Body
Action Description with journal page number
4/30/2026
House
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference (
House Journal-page 152
)
5/5/2026
House
Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26 (
House Journal-page 38
)
5/6/2026
House
Debate adjourned
5/7/2026
House
Recommitted to Committee on
Regulations and Administrative Procedures
(
House Journal-page 21
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/30/2026
04/30/2026-A
Introduced
April 30, 2026
H. 5638
Introduced by House Regulations, Admin. Proc., AI and Cybersecurity Committee
S. Printed 4/30/26--H.
Read the first time April 30, 2026
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A JOINT RESOLUTION
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE State Commission on Higher Education, RELATING TO Determination of Rates of Tuition and Fees, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5443, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
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ECTION
1.
The regulations of the State Commission on Higher Education, relating to Determination of Rates of Tuition and Fees, designated as Regulation Document Number 5443, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the S.C. Code, are approved.
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ECTION
2.
This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED
BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.
R.62-600 through 62-612 of Chapter 62 is being amended and replaced in its entirety. Revisions to the existing regulation for the SC Residency Regulation are being considered to clarify the policies and procedures for administering the program. In the proposed amendments, the regulation is being updated to reflect recently passed Act 51 of 2023, relating to the requirement to acquire a South Carolina Driver's license within a 45 day period of relocating to the state. In addition, the number of items required to show intent are being reduced. There are other revisions which seek to simplify the residency process for both applicants and institutions. The revisions seek to promote flexibility among the State institutions and their residency classification processes.
The proposed regulation will require legislative review.
A Notice of Drafting was published in the South Carolina State Register on June 27, 2025.
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