South Carolina S 1061: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 1061



STATUS INFORMATION



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:



SECTION 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.



SECTION 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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