South Carolina H 4537: Educational Fee Waivers

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2025-2026 Bill 4537 Text of Previous Version (May. 08, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4537

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 59-101-620, RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL FEE WAIVERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT 
HIGHER INSTITUTIONS MAY OFFER UP TO AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT OF EDUCATIONAL 
FEE WAIVERS LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BENEFIT OF UNDERGRADUATE IN-STATE 
STUDENTS.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 59-101-620 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
59-101-620. (A) A public institution of higher learning may offer 
educational fee waivers to no more than four percent of the undergraduate 
student body.

 (B) The provision of subsection (A) 
notwithstanding, institutions of higher learning may offer up to, but may not 
exceed, an additional four percent of educational fee waivers provided that 
additional waivers, if any, are limited exclusively to the benefit of 
undergraduate South Carolina in-state students.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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