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S0305 - Work Experience Credit for New Teachers
Thomas R. Young, Robert Michael Johnson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 11 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-25-60 So As To Provide That An Individual's Prior Work Experience May Be Awarded On An Initial Teaching Certificate If The Prior Experience Is In Or Related To The Content Field Of The Certificate, And To Provide That Existing Certificate Holders May Also Receive The Same Credit For Prior Work Experience.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0444 - JMSC Reform
A. Shane Massey, David Wes Climer, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-80(a), Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Judicial Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Screening Commission Must Submit The Names Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S1011 - USC Day
Nikki Giles Setzler, Gerald Malloy, C. Bradley Hutto
Last updated 11 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The University Of South Carolina And The Entire Usc System For Its Many And Significant Contributions To The Education And Culture Of Our Citizens And To Declare Tuesday, February 13, 2024, "carolina Day" At The State House.
STATUS
Passed
S0477 - Judges, retired
Thomas D. Corbin, Dwight A. Loftis, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms, So As To Delete Procedures To Review The Qualifications Of Retired Judges For Continued Judicial Service; And By Amending Section 2-19-100, Relating To Eligibility Of Retired Judges For Appointment, So As To Provide That A Retired Justice Or Judge Is Prohibited From Engaging In Continued Judicial Service Following His Retirement.
STATUS
Introduced
S0109 - S.C. Constitutional Carry Act of 2023
Shane R. Martin, Rex Fontaine Rice, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2023"; By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms; Exception For Concealable Weapons' Permit Holders, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Firearms Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns; Exceptions, So As To Provide It Is Legal To Carry Handguns In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties; Disposition Of Fines; Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Persons Who Enter Premises With Signs Prohibiting Firearms While Possessing A Firearm Must Be Charged With Trespassing; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Both Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Properties, So As To Revise The Circumstances Upon Which Persons May Possess Firearms On School Properties; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide An Exception For Persons Lawfully Carrying Weapons Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine While Carrying Weapons On The Businesses' Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Concealable Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Possess Permit Identification When Carrying Concealable Weapons, And The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Inform Law Enforcement Officers That They Are Permit Holders And Present The Permits To Officers Under Certain Circumstances, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide This Provision Regulates Both Persons Who Possess And Do Not Possess Concealed Weapons Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Sign Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons, The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Into Residences, And The Carrying Of Weapons Between Automobiles And Certain Rooms And Accommodations.
STATUS
Introduced
S0108 - Death Benefits for Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty
Thomas C. Davis, John L. Scott, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-1770, Relating To Preretirement Death Benefit Programs Under The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 9-11-120, Relating To A Preretirement Death Benefit Program Under The Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 42-7-90, Relating To Expenditures From The State Accident Fund, So As To Add "first Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit"; And By Adding Section 42-7-220 So As To Establish The South Carolina First Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit Fund. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0329 - David Aylor Sympathy
Marlon E. Kimpson, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated almost 2 years ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of David Aylor And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
S0164 - State Health Facility Licensure Act
David Wes Climer, Penry Gustafson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Renaming Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 As The "state Health Facility Licensure Act"; By Amending Sections 44-7-110, 44-7-120, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, And 44-7-320, All Relating To The Regulation Of Health Care Facilities In The State, So As To Eliminate References To Certificate Of Need; By Amending Section 44-7-160, Relating To Certificate Of Need Requirements, So As To Apply Only To Nursing Homes; By Adding Section 44-7-161 So As To Provide That The Medical University Of South Carolina Must Appear Before The Joint Bond Review Committee And Obtain Approval From The State Fiscal Accountability Authority Prior To Taking Certain Actions; By Establishing The Certificate Of Need Study Committee To Assess Health Care In Rural South Carolina; By Adding Section 44-7-266 So As To Require Ambulatory Surgical Facilities To Provide Uncompensated Indigent Care And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 44-7-170, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Certain Exemptions; By Amending Section 44-7-190, Relating To Project Review Criteria, So As To Require The Prioritization Of Timely Access To Health Care Services; By Amending Section 44-7-200, Relating To The Certificate Of Need Application Process, So As To Change The Timeline For The Application Process; And By Amending Sections 44-7-210 And 44-7-220, Relating To Certificate Of Need Administrative And Judicial Proceedings, So As To Shorten Certain Time Frames Of These Proceedings And Eliminate The Role Of The Court Of Appeals. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0233 - In State Tuition
Dwight A. Loftis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-112-10(d), Relating To The Definition For Domicile, So As To Provide Factors To Consider When Making A Determination Concerning A Person's Domicile; And By Adding Section 59-112-15 So As To Provide That Temporary Absence From One's Domiciliary Solely For The Purpose Of Employment Does Not Change The Meaning Of A Domicile Within The Meaning Of This Section.
STATUS
Introduced
S0234 - Parents Bill of Rights
Dwight A. Loftis, Brian R. Adams, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Title 63, By Adding Chapter 23 So As To Enact The Parental Bill Of Rights; By Adding Section 63-23-110 So As To Provide That Parents Have Fundamental Rights Regarding The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Children; By Adding Section 63-23-120 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 63-23-130 So As To Provide That The Government Cannot Infringe On Fundamental Rights Of Parents Without A Compelling State Interest That Is Narrowly Tailored And That Cannot Be Achieved By A Less Intrusive Means; By Adding Section 63-23-140 So As To Provide Fundamental Rights Of Parents; By Adding Section 63-23-150 So As To Require That School Districts Should Create Parental Involvement Policies; By Adding Section 63-23-160 So As To Prohibit Health Care Providers From Soliciting Or Providing Health Care Services To Children Without Written Parental Consent; By Adding Section 63-23-170 To Provide That The Provisions Contained In This Chapter Supersede Any Matter To The Contrary Contained In A State Of Emergency; By Adding Section 63-23-180 To Provide For A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To A Minor's Consent To Health Services, So As To Raise The Age At Which A Minor May Consent To Health Services.
STATUS
Introduced
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