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S0298 - Allocation and apportionment
Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-2320, Relating To Alternate Methods For The Allocation And Apportionment Of Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Set Forth A Process For The Department Of Revenue And Taxpayers To Accurately Determine Net Income. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
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
S0944 - Paid Family Leave Insurance Act
Michael W. Gambrell, Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "paid Family Leave Insurance Act" By Adding Chapter 103 To Title 38 So As To Define Terms, Establish Family Leave Benefits, Outline Requirements Of Family Leave Insurance Policies, And Provide Exclusions, Among Other Things.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
S0150 - Private School Sports Participation
Ross Turner, David Wes Climer, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Nonpublic School Student Participation In The Interscholastic Activities Of Public Schools, So As To Provide Limited Situations In Which High School Students Who Attend A Private Or Charter School May Participate In High School League Sports Offered At Public High Schools; And By Amending Section 59-63-100(a), Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Definitions For Private School And Charter School.
STATUS
Introduced
S0001 - Drug-induced homicide
Thomas C. Alexander, Ross Turner, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated almost 2 years ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0124 - Noncertified Teacher Pilot Program
Greg Hembree, Ross Turner, Gerald Malloy
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-18-1115 So As To Establish A Pilot Program That Will Permit Public School Districts To Hire Noncertified Teachers In A Ratio Up To Ten Percent Of Its Entire Teaching Staff, To Provide Academic, Evaluation, And Experience Requirements, To Further Provide For Annual Program Reporting And Noncertified Teacher Registration And Clearance Requirements.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0157 - South Carolina Hands-free Act
Thomas R. Young, Ross Turner
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Enact The "south Carolina Hands Free Act"; To Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Revise The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Telecommunications Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation, To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Hands-free Requirements At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0114 - Enhanced Penalties
Greg Hembree, Ross Turner
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Convictions By Persons Under Section 16-3-600 Against An Educational Professional Or Law Enforcement Officer During The Performance Of Their Official Duties.
STATUS
Introduced
S0125 - Scholarship Stipend
Greg Hembree, Ross Turner, Thomas R. Young
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-149-15, Relating To Additional Life Scholarship Stipends For Science And Mathematics Majors, So As To Extend Stipend Availability To Education Majors, To Define Education Majors And Redefine Science And Mathematics Majors To Make Conforming Changes And Other Revisions, To Provide Education Major Stipend Recipients Must Contractually Agree To Teach In South Carolina Public Schools For Certain Periods Of Time, And To Provide Grandfather Provisions For Certain Existing Stipend Recipients, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-104-25, Relating To Additional Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Stipends For Science And Mathematics Majors, So As To Extend Stipend Availability To Education Majors, To Define Education Majors And Redefine Science And Mathematics Majors To Make Conforming Changes And Other Revisions, To Provide Education Major Stipend Recipients Must Contractually Agree To Teach In South Carolina Public Schools For Certain Periods Of Time, And To Provide Grandfather Provisions For Certain Existing Stipend Recipients, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-149-50, Relating To Life Scholarship Eligibility, So As To Include The Act Test As An Option For Eligibility, To Provide The Commission On Higher Education Shall Determine The Minimum Qualifying Act Score, To Provide This Minimum Qualifying Score Must Be The Equivalent Of The Minimum Qualifying Sat Score, To Provide The Commission Periodically Shall Adjust These Minimum Qualifying Scores Commensurate With Scoring Scale Adjustments Made By The Testing Provider, And To Provide College And Universities Must Consider The Minimum Scoring Requirement In Effect At The Time A Test Is Taken When Determining Whether An Individual Satisfies The Minimum Scoring Requirement; And By Amending Section 59-104-20, Relating To The Duration Of Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, So As To Provide Students Who Use Palmetto Fellows Scholarships To Attend Eligible Two-year Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Receive A Maximum Of Four Continuous Semesters And May Continue To Use Scholarships To Attend An Eligible Four-year Institution, Subject To The Maximum Number Of Semesters Of Eligibility For The Scholarship. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
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