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2025-2026 Bill 1061: State Commission on Higher Education - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5405 - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1061
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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education Committee
Document Path: LC-0698WAB-DBS26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Education
Summary: State Commission on Higher Education - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5405
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
Body
Action Description with journal page number
3/26/2026
Senate
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference (
Senate Journal-page 9
)
4/16/2026
Senate
Recommitted to Committee on
Education
(
Senate Journal-page 40
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/26/2026
03/26/2026-A
Introduced
March 26, 2026
S. 1061
Introduced by Senate Education Committee
S. Printed 3/26/26--S.
Read the first time March 26, 2026
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A JOINT RESOLUTION
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE State Commission on Higher Education, RELATING TO Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5405, 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 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, designated as Regulation Document Number 5405, 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.
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education proposes the following revisions to Chapter 62 regulation, R.62-300 through 62-375, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program. Revisions to the existing regulation for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement Program are being considered to clarify the policies and procedures for administrating the program. In the proposed amendments, the regulation is being updated to reflect changes to the ACT test, making the Science subject test optional for a Composite score. Lastly, other changes to the regulation include updating of definitions and minor language changes to promote consistency.
The proposed regulation will require legislative review.
A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on June 27, 2025.
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