A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5910315, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MISSIONS AND FOCUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN MANUFACTURING DEGREE IF STATE FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 5910315 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 14 of 2017, is further amended to read: (A)(1) The General Assembly has “Section 5910315. determined that the mission for higher education in South Carolina is to be a global leader in providing a coordinated, comprehensive system of excellence in education by providing instruction, research, and lifelong learning opportunities which are focused on economic development and benefit the State of South Carolina. (2) The goals to be achieved through this mission are: (a) high academic quality; (b) affordable and accessible education; (c) instructional excellence; (d) coordination and cooperation with public education; (e) cooperation among the General Assembly, Commission on Higher Education, Council of Presidents of State Institutions, institutions of higher learning, and the business community; (f) economic growth; (g) clearly defined missions.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5910315, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MISSIONS AND FOCUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN MANUFACTURING DEGREE IF STATE FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 5910315 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 14 of 2017, is further amended to read: “Section 5910315. (A)(1) The General Assembly has determined that the mission for higher education in South Carolina is to be a global leader in providing a coordinated, comprehensive system of excellence in education by providing instruction, research, and lifelong learning opportunities which are focused on economic development and benefit the State of South Carolina. (2) The goals to be achieved through this mission are: (a) high academic quality; (b) affordable and accessible education; (c) instructional excellence; (d) coordination and cooperation with public education; (e) cooperation among the General Assembly, Commission on Higher Education, Council of Presidents of State Institutions, institutions of higher learning, and the business community; (f) economic growth; (g) clearly defined missions.