A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-112-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-STATE COLLEGE TUITION RATES OF VETERANS AND RELATED PERSONS COVERED BY CERTAIN FEDERAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE ENROLLMENT TIME LIMITS FOR THESE RELATED PERSONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-112-50(C)(2)(b) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 11 of 2015, is amended to read:

"(b)    a person recipient of transferred benefits who is entitled to and receiving assistance under Section 3311(b)(9) or 3319, Title 38 of the United States Code by virtue of the person's relationship to the veteran described in subitem (a), except that the three-year post discharge enrollment limits in subitem (a) do not apply."

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