South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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Higher Education Reauthorization Act The House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act in December. Committee Chairwomen Virginia Foxx (NC) is trying to secure enough votes to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote. As adopted by Rep. Foxx’s committee, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success …
In a joint statement released on May 16, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brian White announced that the differences between the House and Senate versions of the FY 2018-19 state budget are so numerous and complex that House and Senate budget negotiators will not reach a consensus …
COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina House and Senate agreed to extend the 2018 legislative session beyond the May 10 statutory adjournment date and return to Columbia on May 23 and 24. When the legislators return, their actions will be limited by the Sine Die Resolution to include consideration of the General Appropriations Bill, legislation …
COLUMBIA, SC — The Senate Finance Committee adopted what one senator calls an “Education Opportunity” budget on March 28 after several days of debate. Unlike the House version of the FY 2018-19 state budget, which all but ignored the needs of higher education institutions and students, the Senate Finance Committee recommended increased funding across-the-board for …
COLUMBIA, SC — The House Ways and Means Committee has completed the first draft of the state’s $8.2 billion general fund budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1. With very little unallocated general fund revenue ($292.9 million) available and over $2 billion in requests, the committee struggled to meet as many of …
COLUMBIA, SC — The second regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly began on January 9, 2018. One week later, Katie Harrison, executive director of the South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission, presented the Commission’s budget request for FY 2018-19 to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Higher Education subcommittee. Securing an …
COLUMBIA, SC — The second regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly will begin on January 9, 2018. SCICU’s Public Policy Committee has prepared the 2018 Legislative Strategic Plan to address issues related to the FY 2018-19 state budget and a long list of pending legislation. Securing an additional $2.13 million for the …
The details of the final conference report of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have been released as the House prepares for a vote as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, December 19). In all, private colleges and universities, and the students and families they serve, have survived many of the most harmful proposals. This is due …
Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House have passed similar versions of tax reform legislation. The next step in the legislative process is for both chambers to agree on a single version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and send it to President Trump for his signature. The reconciliation of differences falls to an …
