South Carolina § 59-118-20 - Purpose.
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§ 59-118-20. Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) further the state's efforts to meet its responsibility for the intellectual development of our youth;
(2) enhance statewide economic development through initiatives in higher education; to provide incentives to individuals, corporations, or private funding organizations to create endowments to support the teaching and related activities at South Carolina's public colleges and universities;
(3) supplement the financial impacts of newly created endowments that support these colleges and universities.
HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, SECTION 21A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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