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S1103 - Sym Singh
Thomas C. Alexander, Brian R. Adams, Karl B. Allen
Last updated 7 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Sym Singh As He Continues His Career, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
STATUS
Passed
S1180 - Sumter HS girls basketball champs
Thomas McElveen, Kevin L. Johnson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Celebrate The Sumter High School Girls Basketball Team For Capturing The 2024 Class Aaaaa State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Team's Exceptional Players, Coaches, And Staff On A Superb Season.
STATUS
Passed
S1181 - Camden HS girls basketball champs
Thomas McElveen, Penry Gustafson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Celebrate The Camden High School Girls Basketball Team For Capturing The 2024 Class Aaa State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Team's Exceptional Players, Coach, And Staff On A Superb Season.
STATUS
Passed
S1042 - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Day
Katrina Frye Shealy
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The South Carolina Section Of The American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists For Its Nearly Seventy Years Of Serving As A Trusted Resource For Medical Information Relating To Women's Health And To Declare Wednesday, February 21, 2024, As Acog Day In South Carolina.
STATUS
Introduced
S1108 - Preschool Suspension/Expulsion Language
C. Bradley Hutto, Katrina Frye Shealy, Mike Reichenbach
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-285 So As To Define Terms Related To The Suspension Or Expulsion Of Preschool Students, To Provide For Education And Training For Administrators, Teachers, And Staff, To Require Efforts Toward Maintaining Student Enrollment, And To Provide For Relevant Data Collection.
STATUS
Introduced
S1112 - Background Checks for Group Home Volunteers and Child Placing Agencies
Katrina Frye Shealy
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-2340, Relating To Fingerprint Review, So As To Provide For Fingerprint-based Background Checks For Persons Applying For Licensure As A Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Legal Guardian, Or Employee Or Volunteer Of A Child Placing Agency, Residential Treatment Program, Or Contracted Service Provider Who Has Direct Unsupervised Contact With Children; By Amending Section 63-7-2345, Relating To Payment Of Costs Of Federal Bureau Of Investigation Fingerprint Reviews, So As To Provide That Costs For Fingerprint-based Background Checks Must Be Paid By The Individual Or Entity Requesting The Background Checks; By Amending Section 63-7-2350, Relating To Restrictions On Foster Care, Adoption, Or Legal Guardian Placements, So As To Provide That A Child May Be Placed In The Home Of A Kin Or Fictive Kin Caregiver Who Has Been Convicted Or Pled Guilty To A Criminal Offense If More Than Five Years Have Passed Since The Conviction And The Offense Was Not A Felony Involving Violence Or Any Crime Against A Child; By Amending Section 63-13-50, Relating To Fingerprint Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-60, Relating To Criminal History Review Fee, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-190, Relating To Fingerprint Reviews Of Department Of Social Services Personnel, So As To Provide That Volunteers Or Employees Of A Contractor Or Subcontractor Who Contracts For Delivery Of Protective Services, Family Preservation Services, Foster Care Services, Family Reunification Services, Adoption Services And Other Related Services Or Programs Or A Person Who Has Direct Unsupervised Contact With A Child In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services Shall Undergo A State Fingerprint-based Background Check; By Amending Section 63-13-420, Relating To Licensure Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-430, Relating To License Renewal, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-620, Relating To Statement Of Approval Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-630, Relating To Approval Renewal, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-820, Relating To Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-830, Relating To Statement Of Registration, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-1010, Relating To Registration Required For Church And Religious Centers, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-11-70, Relating To Background Checks And Pardons, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
S1046 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Greg Hembree, David Wes Climer, Robert Michael Johnson
Last updated 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 19 Of Title 2, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Provide For The Appointment Of South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Members, Initial Terms, And Subsequent Terms; To Amend The Membership Of The Commission To Increase The Membership To Twelve Members, Including Four Members Appointed By The Governor; To Provide A Quorum Is Seven Members, And To Make Conforming Changes; To Provide For Two-year Terms And Term Limits Of Members; To Require All Public Hearings Be Live Streamed Except When The Commission Is In Executive Session; To Establish Set Times For The Release Of Reports And The Seeking Of Pledges And To Provide That The Formal Release Of The Report Of Qualifications Shall Occur No Earlier Than Twelve Days After Nominees Have Been Released To Members Of The General Assembly; To Increase The Number Of Nominees Released To The General Assembly From Three To Six; To Require Midterm Reviews Of Justices And Judges And Provide A Procedure For The Commission And The South Carolina Bar To Conduct The Review; To Require The Retention Of Investigative Materials; To Prohibit Vote Counting Before The Formal Release Of The Report; To Require The Report To Include The Particular Reasons When Candidates Were Found Not Qualified; To Provide Twenty-two Days Must Elapse Between The Date Of The Commission's Nominations And The Elections For These Judgeships; And To Provide That Nothing Shall Prevent A Legislative Delegation From Rejecting A Candidate For The Office Of Master-in-equity And Directing The Commission To Reopen The Screening Process. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S1219 - Sharmen Oswald
Katrina Frye Shealy
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Sharmen Ann Mcalister Oswald For Her Dedicated Service As A Gilbert Middle School Librarian.
STATUS
Passed
S0839 - Homicide by child abuse
Thomas C. Alexander, Sandra J. Senn, Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-85, Relating To Homicide By Child Abuse, So As To Increase The Age Of A Child Under This Section From Under The Age Of Eleven To Under The Age Of Eighteen.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0993 - Intercollegiate athlete name, image, and likeness compensation
Nikki Giles Setzler, Ronnie W. Cromer, Thomas R. Young
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-158-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Revise Several Definitions; By Amending Section 59-158-20, Relating To The Authorization Of Compensation For Use Of An Intercollegiate Athlete's Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Institutions Of Higher Learning And Certain Agents Of The Institutions May Engage In Certain Actions That May Enable Intercollegiate Athletes To Earn Compensation For Use Of The Name, Image, Or Likeness Of The Athlete, And To Provide The Institutions Also May Permit Intercollegiate Athletes To Use Trademarks And Facilities Of The Institution, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-158-30, Relating To The Affects Of Name, Image, And Likeness Compensation On Grant-in-aid Or Athletic Eligibility, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts May Not Extend Beyond The Intercollegiate Athlete's Eligibility To Participate In An Intercollegiate Athletics Program At An Institution Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-40, Relating To Allowed And Prohibited Actions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes Name, Image, And Likeness-related Matters, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Limitations On Liability For Institution Of Higher Learning Employees For Damages Resulting From Certain Routine Decisions Made In Intercollegiate Athletics, And To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Athletic Associations, Athletic Conferences, Or Other Groups With Authority Over Intercollegiate Athletic Programs At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-50, Relating To Good Academic Standing Required For Participation In Name, Image, And License Activities, So As To Delete Existing Provisions And Provide Certain Matters Concerning Name, Image, And Licensing Agreements May Not Be Considered Public Records Subject To An Exception And May Not Be Disclosed To Certain Entities; By Amending Section 59-158-60, Relating To Disclosure Of Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Third-party Administrators, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide For The Resolution Of Conflicts Between Certain Provisions Of This Act And Provisions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, And To Provide Athlete Agents Shall Comply With Certain Federal Requirements; By Amending Section 59-102-20, Relating To Definitions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, So As To Revise The Definition Of "athlete Agent"; By Amending Section 59-102-100, Relating To Agency Contracts, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Compensation; By Repealing Section 59-158-70 Relating To Disclosures And Limitations In Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Revocation Periods For Such Contracts; And By Repealing Section 59-158-80 Relating To Governing Law And Federal Compliance Contracts.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-023
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Katrina Frye Shealy was born on May 1, 1969 in Columbia, South Carolina. Shealy received her undergraduate degree from University of South Carolina in 1992 and her law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1995. She began her legal career as an associate attorney with Thompson and Henry, P.A. Shealy served as legal counsel and policy advisor to Governor Mark Sanford.read less
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