South Carolina § 59-104-410 - Research Investment Fund.
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§ 59-104-410. Research Investment Fund.
A Research Investment Fund is created to establish or expand research programs in public institutions of higher learning in this State which are related to the continued economic development of South Carolina. The fund must consist of appropriations to the State Commission on Higher Education which it allocates to the institutions for research. The funds must be apportioned among the three senior universities and the four-year colleges in a manner that takes into account the previous year's expenditures of externally generated funds for research by the institutions as reported to the commission. However, the commission may make exceptions to accommodate economic development opportunities in any area of the State.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 629, SECTION 1; 1996 Act No. 359, SECTION 10.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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