All public institutions of higher learning shall submit annual budget requests to the commission in the manner set forth in this section. The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall submit an annual budget request to the commission representing the total requests of all area-wide technical and comprehensive educational institutions. The budget submitted by each institution and the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education must include all state funds, federal grants, tuition, and fees other than funds derived wholly from athletic or other student contests, from the activities of student organizations, from approved private practice plans, and from the operation of canteens and bookstores which may be retained by the institutions and be used as determined by the respective governing boards, subject to annual audit by the State. Fees established by the respective governing boards for programs, activities, and projects not covered by appropriations or other revenues may be retained and used by each institution as previously determined by the respective governing boards, subject to annual audit by the State. The budget request for the public higher education system shall be submitted by the commission to the Governor and appropriate standing committees of the General Assembly in conjunction with the preparation of the annual general appropriations act for the applicable year.
Supplemental appropriations requests from any public institution of higher education must be submitted first to the commission. If the commission does not concur in the requests, the affected institution may request a hearing on the requests before the appropriate committee of the General Assembly. The commission may appear at the hearing and present its own recommendations and findings to the same committee. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to any capital improvement projects funded in whole or in part prior to July 30, 1996.
No new program may be undertaken by any public institution of higher education without the approval of the commission. The provisions of this chapter apply to all college parallel, transferable, and associate degree programs of technical and comprehensive education institutions. All other programs and offerings of technical and comprehensive education institutions are excluded from this chapter.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 410 Section 8; 1988 Act No. 629, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 178, Section 37; 1996 Act No. 359, Section 5.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 103 - State Commission On Higher Education
Section 59-103-5. Definitions.
Section 59-103-10. State Commission on Higher Education created; membership.
Section 59-103-15. Higher education mission and goals.
Section 59-103-17. Interstate reciprocity for postsecondary distance education.
Section 59-103-20. Studies of institutions of higher learning.
Section 59-103-25. Publication of legislation; standing committees.
Section 59-103-30. Critical success factors and performance indicators.
Section 59-103-35. Submission of budget; new and existing programs.
Section 59-103-36. Military students included in count of full-time students.
Section 59-103-40. Council of presidents of state institutions of higher learning.
Section 59-103-50. Advisory Council of Private College Presidents.
Section 59-103-60. Recommendations to Governor's Office and General Assembly.
Section 59-103-65. Closure of an institution; reallocation of funds.
Section 59-103-80. Expenses; compensation of Commission members.
Section 59-103-90. Professional staff.
Section 59-103-100. Federal and private research grants not to be limited.
Section 59-103-110. Approval for new construction; exemptions.
Section 59-103-120. Accreditation and chartering of chiropractic colleges.
Section 59-103-130. Colleges and universities to emphasize teaching as career opportunity.
Section 59-103-150. Early retirement plans for faculty of public institutions of higher learning.
Section 59-103-155. Health care profession education; controlled substances training.
Section 59-103-160. English Fluency in Higher Learning Act.
Section 59-103-170. Counseling sessions; Education Options Week.
Section 59-103-190. Business and industry requested to participate.