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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
S1009 - Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
Thomas McElveen
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognize February 2024 As "world Cholangiocarcinoma Month" In South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
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
S0280 - SC Conservation Enhancement Act
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Thomas McElveen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Conservation Enhancement Act"; By Amending Section 12-24-90, Relating To The Deed Recording Fee, So As To Require A Portion Of The Fee To Be Credited To The South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund; And By Amending Section 48-59-40, Relating To The Board Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So As To Add Additional Members To The Board.
STATUS
Introduced
S0137 - Interest on Campaign Bank Accounts
Thomas McElveen, Thomas R. Young, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-1312, Relating To Campaign Bank Accounts, So As To Provide That All Contributions Received By Candidates Shall Be Deposited Into An Interest On Campaign Account Known As An "ioca", To Provide That An Ioca Benefits The State Ethics Commission, To Provide That An Ioca Shall Be Established With An Eligible Institution That Voluntarily Chooses To Participate, To Provide For The Rate Of Interest Or Dividends Payable On Any Ioca, To Provide That One Percent Of All Contributions Deposited Into An Ioca Shall Be Remitted To Benefit The State Ethics Commission, And To Provide That The Funds Remitted To The State Ethics Commission Shall Be Used By The State Ethics Commission To Create A Position Or Positions Within Its Employ To Check And Confirm The Completeness Of Candidate Filings; By Amending Section 8-13-320, Relating To The Duties And Powers Of The State Ethics Commission, So As To Provide That Those Duties And Responsibilities Include Receiving, Administering, Investing, Disbursing, And Separately Accounting For Funds Remitted To It; And By Amending Section 8-13-340, Relating To The Annual Report Of The State Ethics Commission, So As To Provide That The State Ethics Commission Shall Include In Its Report To The General Assembly And The Governor The Amount Of Funds It Has Received From Iocas; And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0138 - LIFE Scholarship eligibility
Thomas McElveen, Sandra J. Senn, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-149-50, Relating To Grade Point Average Requirements For Life Scholarship Eligibility And Retention, So As To Provide A Student Who Becomes Eligible For A Life Scholarship May Not Subsequently Become Ineligible For Retention Of The Scholarship Based On A Grade In A Dual Enrollment Class.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0303 - SC Equine Advancement Act
Katrina Frye Shealy, Thomas McElveen, Penry Gustafson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 52-5-300 So As To Enact The South Carolina Equine Advancement Act To Establish A Grant Program To Assist The Growth And Development Of The Equine Industry In South Carolina; By Adding Section 52-5-310 So As To Provide Definitions; By Adding Section 52-5-320 So As To Establish The South Carolina Equine Commission; By Adding Section 52-5-330 So As To Establish The Powers Of The South Carolina Equine Commission; By Adding Section 52-5-340 So As To Provide Administrative Support For The South Carolina Equine Commission; By Adding Section 52-5-350 So As To Provide Guidelines For Pari-mutuel Wagering; By Adding Section 52-5-360 So As To Provide Application Guidelines For Pari-mutuel Wagering; By Adding Section 52-5-370 So As To Provide For Application And License Fees; By Adding Section 52-5-380 So As To Provide For The Equine Industry Development Fund; By Adding Section 52-5-390 And Section 52-5-400 So As To Provide Guidelines And Protections For Committee Members; By Adding Section 52-5-410 So As To Require The Commission To Submit An Annual Report.
STATUS
Introduced
S0139 - Treasurer, comptroller, or accountant
Thomas McElveen, Rex Fontaine Rice, Scott F. Talley
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That A Treasurer, Comptroller, Or Accountant, Or His Designee, May Use A Financial Transaction Card For Business-related Expenditures, Purchases, Or Procurements, To Provide For Reimbursement And Recordkeeping, To Provide That No Elected Official, Public Employee, Or Member Of A Public Board Or Commission May Possess Or Use A Financial Transaction Card That Has Been Issued To The Cardholder For Any Purpose, And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0136 - SC Education Bank Act
Thomas McElveen, Ronnie A. Sabb
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Education Bank Act"; By Adding Chapter 58 To Title 11 So As To Create The "south Carolina Education Bank", To Establish A Governing Board, To Provide For The Powers Of The Bank, To Fund The Bank, To Provide Liability Protections, To Provide For Deposits, To Provide For Annual Reporting Requirements, To Provide For Local School Board Funding Request Requirements, And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0140 - Sentence enhancements for certain crimes committed while on bond
Thomas McElveen, Penry Gustafson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-1-140 So As To Enhance The Possible Sentence For A Person Convicted Of A Serious Or Most Serious Offense, A Violent Crime, Or A Lesser-included Offense That Was Committed While The Person Was Released On Bond For A Separate, Previous Serious Or Most Serious Offense Or A Violent Crime Or A Lesser- Included Offense For Which The Person Also Was Convicted.
STATUS
Introduced
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