S 217
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Chapter 1, Title 1 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Administration Of The Government Generally, By Adding Article 5, To Enact The Personhood Act Of South Carolina, To Establish That The Right To Life For Each Born And Preborn Human Being Vests At Fertilization And That The Rights Of Due Process And Equal Protection, Guaranteed By Article I, Section 3 Of The Constitution Of This State, Vest At Fertilization For Each Born And Preborn Human Being.
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Jan 10 2017 |
Roll Call Ayes-38 Nays-2
May 01 2018
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S 1207
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Honor And Commend R. Lester "Les" Boles On The Occasion Of His Retirement From The Position Of Director Of Budget Development For The South Carolina Revenue And Fiscal Affairs Office After Thirty-Nine Years Of Exemplary Public Service To South Carolina.
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May 01 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
May 01 2018
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S 1198
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Mike Lefever Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement As President And Ceo Of South Carolina Independent Colleges And Universities, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Public Service, And To Wish Him Continued Success In All His Future Endeavors.
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Apr 24 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Apr 24 2018
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S 1184
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Recognize May 6-12, 2018 As "Municipal Clerks Week" In South Carolina, To Honor The Valuable Contributions Of Municipal Clerks To Cities And Towns In This State, And To Celebrate The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Municipal Finance Officers, Clerks And Treasurers Association, An Affiliate Of The Municipal Association Of South Carolina.
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Apr 19 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Apr 19 2018
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S 1180
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Honor And Congratulate Juliet Casper For Being The First Woman From North Myrtle Beach To Be Named State President Of The General Federation Of Women'S Clubs Of South Carolina.
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Apr 18 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Apr 18 2018
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S 6
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 47-3-630 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Penalties For Teasing, Maltreating, And Injuring Police Dogs And Horses, To Provide That A Person Who Tortures, Mutilates, Injures, Disables, Poisons, Or Kills A Police Dog Or Horse May Be Fined Up To Ten Thousand Dollars, May Be Imprisoned For Up To Ten Years, Must Pay Restitution To Cover The Cost Of Restoring Or Replacing The Dog Or Horse Injured Or Killed, And May Be Required To Complete Up To Five Hundred Hours Of Community Service For An Animal-Related Organization Or Foundation.
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Dec 13 2016 |
Recommitted To Committee On Judiciary
Apr 17 2018
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S 932
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Article 5, Chapter 5, Title 57 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Construction Of The State Highway System, By Adding Section 57-5-880, To Provide That An Entity Undertaking A Transportation Improvement Project Shall Bear The Costs Related To Relocating Water And Sewer Lines; To Provide The Requirements For Utilities To Be Eligible For Relocation Payments; And To Define Necessary Terms.
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Jan 25 2018 |
Referred To Committee On Education And Public Works
Apr 03 2018
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S 811
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Concurrent Resolution To Urge The Federal Government To Work Expeditiously To Remove Barriers To Conducting Research On The Use Of Cannabis To Treat Medical Conditions And Illnesses.
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Dec 06 2017 |
Referred To Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions
Mar 21 2018
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S 1054
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Recognize May 2018 As "Better Hearing And Speech Month" In South Carolina And To Encourage All South Carolinians To Become Informed About This Critical Health Issue.
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Feb 27 2018 |
Adopted
Mar 20 2018
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S 1123
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 59-149-10 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Establishment Of The Legislative Incentives For Future Excellence (Life) Scholarships, To Allow For An Annual Book Allowance To Be Included In The Calculations For Annual Cost Of Attendance; To Amend Section 59-149-15(A) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To An Additional Life Scholarship Stipend, To Provide That The Stipend Is Available To Certain Students; To Amend Section 59-149-30 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To A Full-Time Enrollment Requirement, To Allow A Life Scholarship To Be Prorated Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 59-149-50 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Grade Point Average Requirements For Life Scholarship Eligibility, To Increase The Required Grade Point Average And Increase The Sat Requirements For Eligibility; To Amend Section 59-149-60 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Duration Of The Life Scholarship, To Provide That The Semester Requirements Are Related To An Approved Program; To Amend Section 59-104-20 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Establishment Of The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, To Allow A Palmetto Fellows Scholarship To Be Prorated Under Certain Circumstances, And To Increase The Required Grade Point Average And Increase The Sat Requirements For Eligibility; To Amend Section 59-104-25(A) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To An Additional Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Stipend, To Provide That The Stipend Is Available To Certain Students, And To Prescribe The Amount Available; And To Amend Section 59-150-370 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Establishment Of The Sc Hope Scholarships, To Specify Where The Criteria Used To Determine Eligibility For A Hope Scholarship Must Be Located.
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Mar 15 2018 |
Referred To Committee On Education
Mar 15 2018
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S 504
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 16 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, 1976, Related To Offenses Against The Person, To Add Section 16-3-620 To Create The Offenses Of Assault And Battery Of A High And Aggravated Nature On A Law Enforcement Officer, And Assault And Battery On A Law Enforcement Officer In The First, Second, And Third Degrees; And To Provide Definitions And Penalties.
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Mar 02 2017 |
Referred To Subcommittee: Turner (Ch), Malloy, Kimpson, Climer, Goldfinch
Mar 15 2018
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S 1112
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 2-1-180, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Adjournment Of The General Assembly, So As To Change The Date For The Mandatory Adjournment Of The General Assembly From Second Thursday In May To The Second Thursday In April, And To Provide That The Adjournment Date May Be Extended In Certain Circumstances; And To Amend Section 11-9-880, Relating To The Board Of Economic Advisors' Forecast Of Economic Conditions, So As To Revise The Dates Of The Forecasts.
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Mar 13 2018 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Mar 13 2018
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S 534
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 59-18-1940 So As To Provide The Education Oversight Committee Shall Design And Pilot Certain District Accountability Models That Focus On Competency-Based Education; By Adding Section 59-18-1950 So As To Provide For The Establishment Of A State Longitudinal Data System For Measuring The Continuous Improvement Of Public Education And The College Readiness And Career Readiness Of Public School Graduates, And To Provide Related Findings; By Adding Section 59-18-1960 So As To Provide The Measuring Of Student Progress Or Growth Using A Value-Added System; To Amend Section 59-18-100, As Amended, Relating To The Purpose Of The Accountability System In The Education Accountability Act, So As To Provide Additional Purposes Concerning The Profile Of The South Carolina Graduate; To Amend Section 59-18-120, As Amended, Relating To Definitions In The Education Accountability Act, So As To Revise And Add Defined Terms; To Amend Section 59-18-310, As Amended, Relating To The Statewide Assessment Program For Measuring Student Performance, So As To Delete Obsolete Language And To Delete Provisions Concerning The Timing For Administering Certain Assessments; To Amend Section 59-18-320, As Amended, Relating To The Administration Of Certain Statewide Standards-Based Assessments, So As To Delete Obsolete Provisions Concerning The No Child Left Behind Act, And To Delete Provisions Concerning Performance Level Results In Various Core Subject Areas; To Amend Section 59-18-325, As Amended, Relating To College And Career Readiness Summative Assessments, So As To Revise Procurement And Administration Provisions And The Time After Which Results Of Such Assessments May Be Included In School Ratings; To Amend Section 59-18-330, As Amended, Relating To The Coordination And Administration Of The National Assessment Of Education Progress, So As To Provide The State Shall Participate As An Individual Education System In The Program For International Student Assessment And To Provide Associated Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 59-18-340, As Amended, Relating To The Mandatory Provision Of State-Funded Assessments So As To Delete One Such Assessment And Include Two Additional Assessments; To Amend Section 59-18-900, As Amended, Relating To The Comprehensive Annual Report Card For Schools, So As To Provide It Is Web-Based, To Revise The Purposes Of The Report Card, To Revise And Define Categories Of Academic Performance Ratings, To Provide The Same Categories Also Must Be Assigned To Individual Indicators Used To Measure School Performance, To Make The Use Of Student Scores In Calculating School Ratings Be Optional Instead Of Mandatory, To Delete Student Performance Levels, To Provide The Report Card Must Include Indicators That Meet Federal Law Requirements, To Include Dropout Retention Data And Access To Technology Among The Types Of Information That Should Be Included In Report Cards, And To Revise Requirements For Related School Improvement Council Reports; To Amend Section 59-18-910, As Amended, Relating To Comprehensive Cyclical Reviews Of The Accountability System, So As To Require The Inclusion Of Certain Recommendations Determining The Readiness Of Graduating Students In Certain Categories Related To The Profile Of The South Carolina Graduate; To Amend Section 59-18-920, As Amended, Relating To Charter Schools, So As To Provide Data Required Of A Charter School May Be Used To Develop A Rating Of The School, To Delete Existing Provisions Concerning The Charter School Ratings, To Delete Provisions Prohibiting Use Of Charter School Student Performance In A District'S Overall Performance Ratings; To Amend Section 59-18-930, As Amended, Relating To The Requirement That The Department Annually Issue An Executive Summary Of The Report Card, So As To Provide The Department Instead May Publish The Report On Its Website In A Certain Manner, And To Provide Certain National Assessment Scores May Be Included; And To Repeal Section 59-18-950 Relating To Criteria For School District And High School Ratings.
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Mar 09 2017 |
Recommitted To Committee On Education
Mar 07 2018
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S 445
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 59-40-40, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Charter Schools Act Of 1996, So As To Revise Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 59-40-50, As Amended, Relating To The Powers And Duties Of Charter School Boards, So As To Revise And Add Requirements Concerning Noncertified Teacher Qualifications, Governance, Nepotism, And Use Of Program Funding For Transportation; To Amend Section 59-40-55, As Amended, Relating To Charter School Sponsors, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Charter School Contracts, Reporting Requirements, Notification Of Identified Problems, Admissions Procedures, Limits On State Appropriations Schools May Receive, And Reserve Funds, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 59-40-60, As Amended, Relating To Charter School Formation Procedures, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Charter Amendment Procedures, Public Meetings, And Transfer Of Governance And Operations Of New Charter Schools From Charter Committees To Charter School Leaders And Boards; To Amend Section 59-40-70, As Amended, Relating To Charter School Application Procedures, So As To Revise Procedures Concerning Submission Of Letters Of Intent, Powers Of School Boards To Request Information From Charter Applicants, Application Materials Required For Submission, And Sponsor Review Of Applications And Responses To Applications, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 59-40-80, As Amended, Relating To Conditional Authorizations Of Charter Schools, So As To Allow Certain Amendments To Charter School Applications Or Form Agreements Concerning Preopening Benchmarks Regarding Enrollment, To Provide Sponsor Decisions To Grant Or Deny Conditional Approval Are Not Subject To Appeal, And To Provide Optional Outcomes For Conditionally Approved Charter Schools That Fail To Meet Conditions For Charter Approval; To Amend Section 59-40-110, As Amended, Relating To Durations, Renewals, Revocations, And Terminations Of Charters, So As To Provide Charter Schools Must Be Considered Accredited Public Schools Upon Charter Approval And Submission Of Required Annual Reports, And To Specify The Event That Begins The Ten-Year Terms Of Charters; To Amend Section 59-40-115, As Amended, Relating To Termination Of Contracts With Sponsors, So As To Provide Circumstances In Which Charters May Seek And Obtain Alternate Sponsors, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 59-40-140, As Amended, Relating To Charter School Funding, So As To Require Reports Of Certain Federal Funds Retained By Sponsors; To Amend Section 59-40-150, As Amended, Relating To Duties Of The State Department Of Education To Disseminate Information About Charter Schools' Formation And Operation And To Provide A Directory Of Authorized Charter Schools, So As To Revise The Specific Requirements Of These Duties; To Amend Section 59-40-170, As Amended, Relating To The Duty Of The Department To Maintain And Provide A List Of School Buildings Suitable And Available For Charter School Use, So As To Provide The List Be Made Available Online And Be Updated At Least Annually; To Amend Section 59-40-175, As Amended, Relating To The Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program, So As To Provide The State Treasurer May Use Program Funds To Create A Debt Reserve Fund To Enhance The Ability Of Charter Schools To Obtain Favorable Financing Terms On Certain Bonds To Finance Charter School Capital Projects And Credit Enhancements, And To Provide Related Requirements And Procedures; To Amend Section 59-40-180, As Amended, Relating To Duties Of The Department To Promulgate Certain Regulations And Guidelines, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Guidelines For Applications Procedures; To Amend Section 59-40-230, As Amended, Relating To South Carolina Public Charter School District Board Of Trustees, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Vacancies On The Board; And To Repeal Section 59-40-200 Relating To The Effect Of Establishment Of South Carolina Public Charter School Districts On Pending And Future Applications.
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Feb 21 2017 |
Recommitted To Committee On Education
Mar 07 2018
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S 1078
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Applaud The Many Women Who Have Been Leaders And Contributors To, And Who Continue To Lead And Contribute To, The Advancement Of Our Society, Our Nation, And This Great State And To Declare March 2018 As "Women'S History Month" In South Carolina.
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Mar 01 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Mar 01 2018
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S 1065
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Jessierine Davis Bright Of Colleton County On The Occasion Of Her Ninety-Fifth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Happiness.
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Mar 01 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Mar 01 2018
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S 1072
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Sections 59-103-15(B)(4) And 59-103-15(C) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Missions And Goals Of Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Authorize An Applied Baccalaureate In Manufacturing Degree If State Funds Are Not Appropriated For The Operations Of The Degree Program.
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Mar 01 2018 |
Referred To Committee On Education
Mar 01 2018
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S 1048
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Honor And Recognize Mildred R. Johnson For Her Dedicated Service And Outstanding Contributions To The State Of South Carolina.
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Feb 22 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Feb 22 2018
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S 1028
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 9-1-5 So As To Close The South Carolina Retirement System; By Adding Chapter 22 To Title 9 So As To Establish The "South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan" To Provide Employees With A Defined Benefit Retirement Plan And To Provide Details Of The Plan; By Adding Chapter 24 To Title 9 So As To Establish The "South Carolina Wealthbuilder-Primary Retirement Savings Plan" To Provide Employees With A Defined Contribution Retirement Plan And To Provide Details Of The Plan; To Amend Section 9-1-310, Relating To Administrative Costs, So As To Add A Reference To The South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan; To Amend Section 9-1-1340, Relating To Certain Conflicts Of Interest, So As To Add A Reference To The South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan; To Amend Section 9-11-40, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The "South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan" To The Definition Of "Correlated System"; To Amend Section 9-16-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The "South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan" To The Definition Of "Retirement System"; To Amend Section 9-16-335, Relating To The Assumed Annual Rate Of Return On The Investments Of The System, So As To Provide That The Assumed Annual Rate Of Return On Investments Of The South Carolina Shared-Risk Defined Benefit Plan May Not Exceed The Lesser Of Six Percent Or Three Hundred Basis Points Above The Three Year Average Of Twenty-Year Treasury Yields; To Repeal Chapter 20, Title 9 Relating To The State Optional Retirement Program; And To Direct The Code Commissioner To Make Certain Changes.
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Feb 20 2018 |
Referred To Committee On Finance
Feb 20 2018
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S 1023
(2017-2018 Regular Session)
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Janet Latiece Parker, News Anchor For Wach Fox News, For Her Many Years Of Excellence As A Broadcast Journalist.
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Feb 15 2018 |
Introduced And Adopted
Feb 15 2018
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