(A) A child of a wartime veteran, upon application to and approval by the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs, may be admitted to any state-supported college, university, or post high school technical education institution free of tuition so long as his work and conduct is satisfactory to the governing body of the institution, if the veteran was a resident of this State at the time of entry into service and during service or has been a resident of this State for at least one year and still resides in this State or, if the veteran is deceased, resided in this State for one year before his death, and provided the veteran served honorably in a branch of the military service of the United States during a war period, as those periods are defined by Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code and:
(1) was killed in action;
(2) died from other causes while in the service;
(3) died of disease or disability resulting from service;
(4) was a prisoner of war as defined by Congress or Presidential proclamation during such war period;
(5) is permanently and totally disabled, as determined by the Veterans Administration from any cause;
(6) has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor;
(7) is missing in action;
(8) the applicant is the child of a deceased veteran who qualified under items (4) and (5); or
(9) has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
(B) The provisions of this section apply to a child of a veteran who meets the residency requirements of Chapter 112 of this title, is twenty-six years of age or younger, and is pursuing any type of undergraduate degree.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-56; 1952 Code Section 22-56; 1942 Code Section 5711; 1932 Code Section 5711; 1930 (36) 1287; 1938 (40) 1882; 1940 (41) 1911; 1941 (42) 148; 1947 (45) 41; 1965 (54) 330; 1968 (55) 2821; 1969 (56) 126; 1972 (57) 2163; 1974 (58) 2077; 1976 Act No. 727, Section 1; 1978 Act No. 445, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 151, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 39, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 59-111-15. Tuition assistance for permanent faculty and staff.
Section 59-111-20. Free tuition for certain veterans' children.
Section 59-111-25. Scholarships exempted from mid-year budget reduction.
Section 59-111-30. South Carolina defense scholarship fund.
Section 59-111-50. Persons defaulting on certain student loans precluded from employment by State.
Section 59-111-75. College loan program for National Guard members.
Section 59-111-120. "Fireman" defined.
Section 59-111-130. "Law enforcement officer" defined.
Section 59-111-140. "Corrections officer" defined.
Section 59-111-145. "Government employee" defined.
Section 59-111-150. "State-supported college or university" defined.
Section 59-111-160. "Total disability" defined.
Section 59-111-170. Application for free tuition.
Section 59-111-180. Penalties for misrepresenting eligibility.
Section 59-111-310. "Tuition" defined.
Section 59-111-320. Persons age sixty and over may attend classes without payment of tuition.
Section 59-111-330. Rules and regulations.
Section 59-111-340. Institutions to which article applies.
Section 59-111-350. Persons attending under article not counted in computing enrollment.
Section 59-111-360. Proof of eligibility.
Section 59-111-370. Penalties for misrepresenting eligibility.
Section 59-111-510. Medical and Dental Loan Fund.
Section 59-111-520. Consideration of applications and granting of loans.
Section 59-111-530. Amounts and conditions of loans or scholarships.
Section 59-111-540. Loan contracts.
Section 59-111-560. Penalty for failure to complete contract.
Section 59-111-570. Deposits and disbursements.
Section 59-111-580. Rules and regulations.
Section 59-111-710. "Qualifying institution" or "institution" defined.
Section 59-111-760. Annual accounting of funds; reports.
Section 59-111-770. Final disbursements from fund; dissolution of fund.