South Carolina § 59-112-115 - Vote on tuition change.
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§ 59-112-115. Vote on tuition change.
When the governing board of a public institution of higher learning, excluding technical colleges, adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the institution only after a public vote with the number of trustees voting for and against the change being counted. A majority vote is required to implement any change to the tuition or fees. For technical colleges, when the local area commission of a technical college adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the technical college only after a public vote with the number of local area commissioners voting for and against the change being counted. A majority vote is required to implement any change to the tuition or fees. A change to tuition or fees adopted by the local area commission must be reported to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education within five business days.
HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 74, Pt VI, SECTION 11, eff August 1, 2011.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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