This subarticle may be cited as the Trident Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority Act.

HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 368, Section 4, eff June 12, 2006.

Editor's Note

2006 Act No. 368, Section 1, provides as follows:

"A. The General Assembly finds that the Trident Technical College Commission is in a unique position to be an active and full participant in the state's effort to promote and enhance the economic development of this State through the location and development of the film industries and high-technology businesses and industries. Further, the General Assembly finds that the role of the commission to provide educational and job-training opportunities for area citizens complements and enhances the ability of the state's research universities to pursue and engage the high-technology community. Further, the General Assembly finds that the commission can better utilize its resources, particularly its main campus, if the necessary powers and flexibility are granted by the General Assembly for the commission to fulfill its role in a high-technology economy. Further, the General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the State to provide the powers and flexibility for Trident Technical College and that the best method for accomplishing this is through the creation and establishment of a separate and distinct instrumentality of the State.

"B. The General Assembly has determined that the authorizations contained in this act are in the public interest, serve a public purpose, and promote the health, safety, welfare, and convenience of the people of the State."