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S0148 - Free School Meals
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-810 So As To Provide That Eligible Schools That Participate In The School Breakfast Program Shall Provide Breakfast And Lunch Without Charge To All Students And To Provide Guidelines; And By Amending Section 59-10-350, Relating To The Length Of Lunch Periods, So As To Require Schools To Provide Thirty Minute Lunch Periods To All Students.
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.
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Passed
S0874 - South Carolina Pro Birth Accountability Act
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated 12 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Pro Birth Accountability Act"; By Adding Article 8 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Require Compensation Of Certain Women Giving Birth To A Child Who But For A Fetal Heartbeat Law Could Choose To Terminate The Pregnancy, And For Other Purposes.
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Introduced
S0871 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission, factors for candidates, recusal of attorneys
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated 12 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To The Membership Of The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, And Qualifications, So As To Provide That Certain Factors Must, Rather Than Should, Be Considered; And By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To The Election Of Judges In Joint Session Of The General Assembly, So As To Require Members Of The General Assembly Who Are Licensed Attorneys Practicing Law In The Courts Of This State To Recuse Themselves From Voting In All Judicial Elections.
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Introduced
S0215 - General Assembly
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-1-105 So As To Provide After July 1, 2023, A Person May Not Be Elected Or Appointed To An Office That Is Filled By Election Or Appointment Of The General Assembly If That Person Is An Immediate Family Member Of A Sitting Member Of The General Assembly, Or A Former Member Of The General Assembly Whose Most Recent Term Of Legislative Service Ended Less Than One Year Prior To The General Assembly's Election Or Appointment Of The Office In Question.
STATUS
Introduced
S0210 - Transparency in Justice Act
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Enact The "transparency In Justice Act"; To Amend Section 63-19-2040 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To The Release Of The Name, Identity, Or Picture Of A Child Under The Jurisdiction Of The Family Court, So As To Permit The Release Of The Identity Of A Child Under The Jurisdiction Of The Court To A Newspaper, Radio, Or Television Station If The Child Is Alleged To Have Communicated A Threat Of Mass Violence By Means Of A Video, Audio, Or Internet-based Social Media Communication To Two Or More Persons And The Child Has Personally Identified Himself In The Communication; To Amend Section 59-24-60 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To School Administrators, So As To Require That School Administrators Make A Reasonable Effort To Contact All Parents Of Students Within A Reasonable Time Period But Not Later Than Twenty-four Hours Upon Receiving Credible Information That A Person Has Made A Threat Of Serious Injury To A Person Or Persons On School Property Or At A School-sponsored Activity, Or A Threat To Seriously Damage Or Destroy School Property; To Amend Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 16 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Assaults, By Adding Section 16-3-605, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Willfully Cause Bodily Injury Or Death To A Person Or Attempt Or Threaten To Cause Bodily Injury Or Death Through The Use Of A Fire, A Firearm, A Dangerous Weapon, Or A Destructive Device, Because Of The Actual Or Perceived Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Or National Origin Of Any Person And To Provide Penalties And Definitions; To Amend Section 17-13-20 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Circumstances In Which A Citizen May Conduct A Citizen's Arrest, So As To Provide That A Citizen May Only Arrest A Person In The Nighttime As Necessary If The Person Has Entered A Dwelling House Without Express Or Implied Permission; To Repeal Section 17-13-10, Relating To Circumstances In Which A Citizen May Conduct A Citizen's Arrest; So As To Amend Chapter 13, Title 17 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Arrest, Process, Searches, And Seizures, By Adding Section 13-17-42, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Law Enforcement Officer To Use A Chokehold Or Carotid Hold; To Amend Chapter 13, Title 17 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Arrest, Process, Searches, And Seizures, By Adding Section 13-17-155, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Not Seek Or Execute A No-knock Warrant; To Amend Chapter 23, Title 23 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To The Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy, By Adding Section 23-23-45, To Provide That The Criminal Justice Academy Must Require De-escalation Training And Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits In De-escalation Training; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 23 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, By Adding Section 23-1-250, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency May Not Receive Certain Property From A Military Equipment Surplus Program And May Only Purchase Property From A Military Equipment Surplus Program Using State Or Local Funds And To Establish Reporting Requirements; To Amend Section 23-23-60 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance For Law Enforcement Officer Candidates, So As To Provide That Law Enforcement Agencies Shall Report Information Relating To Candidate Involvement With White Supremacist Groups; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 23 Of The S.c. Code, Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, So As To Provide For Civil Liability For A Deprivation Of Rights By A Law Enforcement Officer, And To Eliminate Qualified Immunity For Law Enforcement Officers For Actions Brought Resulting From A Deprivation Of Rights; And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0222 - Use of force
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend Chapter 23, Title 23 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Relating To The Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy, By Adding Section 23-23-160, To Require That Law Enforcement Agencies Develop A Use Of Force Policy, To Require That The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council Develop A Model Use Of Force Policy That May Be Adopted By Law Enforcement Agencies, To Mandate Use Of Force Training At The Criminal Justice Academy, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Does Not Implement A Use Of Force Policy Loses Qualified Immunity For Its Officers, And To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers In A Department That Does Not Adopt An Approved Use Of Force Policy Are Not Subject To Qualified Immunity For Any Incident That Occurs Which Would Be Addressed By The Model Use Of Force Policy.
STATUS
Introduced
S0213 - Term limits
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-1-60 So As To Provide That No Person Is Eligible For Election To The House Of Representatives If That Person Has Served Six Terms In The Same Body, That No Person Is Eligible For Election To The Senate If That Person Has Served Three Terms In The Same Body, And To Provide That Any Term Served, For Which The Election Was Held Prior To January 1, 2024, Must Not Be Counted As A Term Served.
STATUS
Introduced
S0216 - SC Minimum Wage Act
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina So As To Enact The "south Carolina Minimum Wage Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 10, Title 41 So As To Provide For A Citation, To Provide Employers Shall Pay Employees A Certain Minimum Wage, To Provide A Mechanism For The Department Of Employment And Workforce To Adjust The Minimum Wage By The Rate Of Inflation Annually, To Provide It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Retaliate Against An Employee Who Exercises His Rights With Respect To The Minimum Wage, To Provide Certain Remedies To The Employee And State, To Provide A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide That An Action Brought Under The Act May Be Brought As A Class Action, And To Limit Authority Of The Department With Respect To Implementing The Act; To Amend Section 6-1-130, Relating To The Scope Of Authority Of A Political Subdivision Of The State To Set A Minimum Wage Rate, To Amend Section 44-22-160, Relating To Compensation Of Mental Health Patients For Therapeutic Employment, To Amend Section 53-1-100, Relating To Compensation For Sunday Work By Machine Shop Employees, And To Amend Section 53-1-110, Relating To Compensation For Sunday Work By A Person Employed In The Manufacture Or Finishing Of Textile Products, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 10, Title 41 As Article 1 Entitled "payment Of Wages Generally".
STATUS
Introduced
S0221 - Temporary assistance for needy families benefits and federal food assistance
Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Provide That The Department Of Social Services Shall Exempt Individuals From The Eligibility Restrictions Of 21 U.s.c. 862a(a)(1) And (2), To Ensure Eligibility For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits And Federal Food Assistance Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That The Department Of Social Services May Seek, Apply For, Accept, Or Renew A Waiver Of The Mandatory Work Requirements For The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; And To Provide A Sunset Provision.
STATUS
Introduced
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