WHEREAS, Section 59-101-187 of the South Carolina Code of Laws authorizes the governing
board of a public institution of higher learning to adopt a written policy for the
expenditure of funds for a public purpose; and
WHEREAS, Proviso 117.8 of the 2016-2017 Appropriations Act exempts state institutions
of higher learning from the travel regulations when expending travel funds derived
from exempt funds sources listed in the proviso, which reads in part as follows: (GP:
State Institutions - Revenues & Income) . . . Notwithstanding other provisions of
this act, funds at state institutions of higher learning derived wholly from athletic
or other student contests, from the activities of student organizations, and from
the operations of canteens and bookstores, and from Private Practice plans at institutions
and affiliated agencies may be retained at the institution and expended by the respective
institutions only in accord with policies established by the institution's Board of
Trustees; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary for the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University
to adopt and establish a written policy governing expenditures of proceeds from non-appropriated
state funds, athletics or other student contests, activities of student organizations
and the operations of canteens and bookstores to cover employee expenses related to
student group travel;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University, in
order to "facilitate student group travel, including both athletic and academic, ",
authorizes the reasonable expenditures of funds from the proceeds from non-appropriated
state funds, athletics or other student contests, activities of student organizations
and the operations of canteens and bookstores for the following travel expenses:
June 23, 2017
