South Carolina

Express The Intention Of The South Carolina General Assembly To Ensure Legislation Introduced In The One Hundred Twenty-sixth South Carolina General Assembly Clearly Articulates Its True Intent As It Pertains To Matters Of Certain Public Importance, And To Characterize This Intention As The "cradle To Grave Commitment."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-3445 So As To Require Hospital Attending Physicians To Consult With Any Specialist Physician Treating A Patient Upon The Request Of The Patient Or The Patient's Family Or Other Authorized Healthcare Decision Maker.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 9-11-95 So As To Allow A Retired Police Officer Who Maintains A Constable Certification After He Is Certified Pursuant To Section 23-23-70 To Be Employed By One Or More Law Enforcement Agencies Without Being Subject To The Earnings Limitation In Section 9-11-90(4).

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "healthy Students Act" By Amending Section 59-10-10, Relating To Physical Activity Standards For Elementary School Students, So As To Require Ninety Minutes Of Weekly Physical Activity For Middle School And High School Students, To Include Second Grade Students Among Those Whose Fitness Statuses Must Be Reported, And To Require The Department Of Education To Provide A Summary Report Of The Fitness Status Of Students In Certain Grades In Each School District; By Amending Section 59-10-310, Relating To Elementary School Meal And Competitive Food Nutritional Requirements, So As To Remove The Restrictions On The Application Of Certain Provisions To The School Year; By Amending Section 59-10-330, Relating To The Establishment And Maintenance Of Coordinated School Health Advisory Councils To Perform Certain Functions, So As To Remove Provisions Concerning Policies Limiting Vending Machine And Snack Food Sales; To Redesignate Chapter 10, Title 59 Of The S.c. Code As "physical Activity, School Health Services, And Nutritional Standards"; To Redesignate Article 1, Chapter 10, Title 59 Of The S.c. Code As "physical Activity Standards"; And By Repealing Section 59-10-340 Relating To Snacks In School Vending Machines.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-104-20, Relating To The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program So As To Provide That A Student Who Is Eligible For The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship And Is Enrolled In The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program Is Eligible For A Supplemental Teaching Scholarship, To Provide That The Student Shall Commit To Teach In A South Carolina Public School For Seven Years After Graduation, And To Provide That If A Student Does Not Teach In A South Carolina Public School For The First Seven Years After Graduation, The Student Shall Return A Certain Amount Of The Supplemental Teaching Scholarship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-25-65, Relating To The Reduction Of A Sentence For Substantial Assistance To The State, So As To Add That The Attorney General Is Also Authorized To File A Motion Under The Provisions Of The Section.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 20-3-15 So As To Allow For The Corroboration Of Evidence In Certain Divorce Actions Through Affidavits.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2130, Relating To Use Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt An All-terrain Vehicle Purchased Or Leased In Another State If The Purchaser Paid The Sales Tax In The Other State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-210, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, So As To Define The Terms "assault Weapon" And "high-capacity Magazines"; And To Amend Sections 16-23-220, 16-23-230, And 16-23-240, All Relating To The Unlawful Transportation, Storing, Keeping, Or Possessing, And Sale, Rental, Or Giving Away Of Machine Guns, Military Firearms, Sawed-off Shotguns Or Rifles, Respectively, All So As To Include Assault Weapons And High-capacity Magazines In The List Of Items Banned By The Provisions Of The Statutes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Part 7 To Chapter 3, Title 37 So As To Limit The Amount Of Time That Interest May Accrue On A Student Education Loan.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-13-185 So As To Provide Inmates Shall Not Be Denied Visitation Rights Under Certain Circumstances And To Provide Electronic Communication Devices May Be Used To Allow Inmates To Communicate With Visitors.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-116-10; Section 59-116-20; Section 59-116-30; Section 59-116-80; And Section 59-116-120, All Relating To The Establishment And Conduct Of Campus Security Departments By Private Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, So As To Include The Governor's School For Science And Mathematics, The Governor's School For Agriculture At John De La Howe, And The Governor's School For Arts And Humanities Among The Institutions That May Establish And Maintain Such Campus Security Departments.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-11-10 And 9-11-40, Both Relating To The Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Set Forth Certain Conditions By Which The Catawba Nation May Become An Employer For Purposes Of The System.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-590, Relating To Conduct Of Certain Family Court Hearings, So As To Require A Jury Trial In Limited Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-47-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "first Responder"; And By Adding Section 23-47-85 So As To Provide 911 Professional First Responders Are Entitled To Certain Benefits.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 42 To Chapter 6, Title 12 So As To Allow An Income Tax Credit For Contributions To A Scholarship Funding Organization That Provides Grants For Students To Attend Certain Independent And Home Schools, To Specify The Manner In Which The Credit Is Claimed, To Specify The Process By Which Certain Organizations And Schools Become Eligible, To Specify Certain Information Which Must Be Made Public, And To Allow The State Treasurer And Department Of Revenue To Enforce The Provisions Of The Credit; And By Repealing Section 12-6-3790 Relating To Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Section 4-10-470 Relating To Counties In Which The Education Capital Improvements Sales And Use Tax May Be Imposed.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-2956 So As To Provide All Evidence Of The Suspension Of Drivers' Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing For Alcohol Concentrations And Any Entry In The Driving Records Of Persons Showing They Were Issued Temporary Drivers' Licenses Or That They Were Required To Install Ignition Interlock Devices On Vehicles They Drive Must Be Removed From Their Driving Records If They Subsequently Were Acquitted Of Driving With Unlawful Alcohol Concentrations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Provide That The Twentieth Day Of January Of Each Year Is Designated As "south Carolina Mentoring Day."

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate Hopkins Elementary School In Richland County School District One On Receiving A Rating Of Excellent On Its 2023-2024 South Carolina School Report Card And On Being Named A Certified Visible Learning School By The South Carolina Department Of Education.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "tax Credits For Parental Choice In Education Act" By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For An Individual Who Chooses To Educate His Child Outside The Public School System.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-440 So As To Provide A Student Must Be Exempt From Paying Out-of-state Tuition At A Public Institution Of Higher Education In South Carolina And Must Be Eligible For Certain State-sponsored Scholarships And Tuition Assistance If He Attended A High School In This State For Three Or More Years, Graduated From A High School In The State Or Received The Equivalent Of A High School Diploma In This State, Registers As An Entering Student Or Is Currently Enrolled In A Public Institution Of Higher Education No Earlier Than The Fall Semester Of The 2026-2027 Academic Year, And, If Lacking Lawful Immigration Status, Files An Affidavit With The Institution Stating He Has Filed An Application To Legalize His Immigration Or Will File An Application When Eligible; To Provide A Student Who Is Eligible For A State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance Under This Act Also Must Meet Other Qualifications Of The State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance To Receive The Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance; To Provide Student Information Obtained In The Implementation Of This Act Must Be Confidential; And To Require The Commission On Higher Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate The Provisions Of This Act.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 43-35-310, Relating To The Adult Protection Coordinating Council, So As To Correct A Member Agency Name.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-120, Relating To Persons Disqualified From Registering Or Voting, So As To Delete Language Disqualifying Persons Convicted Of A Felony Or Offense Against The Election Laws; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Information Contained On Voter Registration Forms, So As To Delete The Requirement That An Applicant Affirm, Among Other Things, He Has Never Been Convicted Of A Felony Or Offense Against The Election Laws; And By Amending Section 7-5-185, Relating To Electronic Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 31-21-65, 59-63-41, And 45-9-11 So As To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Housing, Education, And Public Accommodations To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin, Including Discriminating Against Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hair Styles Associated With Race; By Amending Section 1-13-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Clarifying Definitions To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Employment To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin; And By Amending Section 1-13-80, Relating To Exceptions To Unlawful Employment Practices, So As To Provide An Exception To Covered Employers Allowing Them To Prohibit Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hairstyles Associated With Race When Necessary To The Health And Safety Of The Employee.