LEAVE OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER granted Rep. GAMBRELL a temporary leave of absence due to a work commitment. OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER granted Rep. J. E. SMITH a temporary leave of absence for a federal court hearing. OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER granted Rep. WILLIS a temporary of absence. DOCTOR OF THE DAY Announcement was made that Dr. Barber Dille of Spartanburg was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly. CO-SPONSORS AND REMOVED In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below: "5.2 Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or cosponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member’s or cosponsor’s written notification in the House Journal. The removal or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee.” CO-SPONSORS ADDED Bill Number: H. 3313 Date: ADD: 04/29/15 W. J. MCLEOD and NEWTON CO-SPONSORS Bill Number: H. 3768
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL MUST BE A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PHYSICAL THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CERTAIN FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS IN ADDITION TO EXISTING STATE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. H. 3560 -- Reps. Limehouse, Sottile, McCoy and Spires: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-25-460, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED NOTICE AND HEARINGS FOR DISMISSAL OF A TEACHER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MAY DESIGNATE A HEARING OFFICER TO CONDUCT A DISMISSAL HEARING AND ISSUE A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF A HEARING OFFICER, TO PROVIDE A HEARING MUST BE PRIVATE UNLESS THE TEACHER REQUESTS IN WRITING THAT THE HEARING BE PUBLIC, TO PROVIDE THAT A NOTICE OF DISMISSAL MUST BE GIVEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HIS DESIGNEE INSTEAD OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, TO SPECIFY USE OF A COURT REPORTER TO RECORD THE PROCEEDINGS, AND TO PROVIDE AN APPEALS PROCESS. H. 3549 -- Reps. Ott, Finlay, Johnson and Clemmons: A BILL TO THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 137 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE "DELTA WATERFOWL" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. H. 3911 -- Reps. Willis and Allison: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1230, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, CONTENT, AND PRODUCTION COSTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE INTERVAL IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST REISSUE A LICENSE PLATE FROM SIX YEARS TO TEN YEARS.
(b) is directed toward providing communitybased care for in need of a supportive setting for less than twentyfour hours a day to prevent unnecessary institutionalization; and (c) provides a minimum of four and a maximum of fourteen hours of operation a day. (5) ‘Department’ means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. (6) ‘Health care facility’ means, at a minimum, acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, alcohol and substance abuse hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical facilities, hospice facilities, radiation therapy facilities, rehabilitation facilities, residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents, intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disability, and narcotic treatment programs. (7) ‘Health service’ means clinically related, diagnostic, treatment, or rehabilitative services and includes alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health. (8) ‘Hospital’ means a facility organized and administered to provide overnight medical or surgical care or nursing care of illness, injury, or infirmity in which all diagnoses, treatment, or care is administered by or under the direction of persons currently licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathyand which may provide obstetrical care and include residential treatment facilities for children and adolescents in need of mental health treatment which are physically a part of a licensed psychiatric hospital, not including facilities which are licensed by the Department of Social Services. (9) ‘Nursing home’ means a facility with an organized nursing staff to maintain and operate organized facilities and services to accommodate two or more unrelated persons over a period exceeding twentyfour hours which is operated either in connection with a hospital or as a freestanding facility for the express or implied purpose of providing intermediate or skilled nursing care for persons who are not in need of hospital care. (10) ‘Facility for chemically dependent or addicted persons’ means a facility organized to provide outpatient or residential services to chemically dependent or addicted persons and their families based on an individual treatment plan including diagnostic treatment, individual and group counseling, family therapy, vocational and educational development counseling, and referral services. (11) ‘Person’ means an individual, a trust or estate, a partnership, a corporation including an association, joint stock company, insurance
Section 115420. (A) The State Treasurer shall implement and administer the program under the terms and conditions established by this article. The State Treasurer has the authority and responsibility to: (1) develop and implement the program in a manner consistent with the provisions of this article; (2) engage the services of consultants on a contract basis for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice; (3) seek rulings and guidance from the Secretary and the federal Internal Revenue Service relating to the program; (4) make changes to the program required for the participants in the program to obtain the federal income tax benefits or treatment provided by section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (5) charge, impose, and collect administrative fees and service charges in connection with any agreement, contract, or transaction relating to the program; (6) develop marketing plans and promotional materials; (7) establish the methods by the funds held in accounts must be dispersed; (8) establish the method by which funds must be allocated to pay for administrative costs; (9) do all things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this article; (10) rules and promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article; (11) prepare an annual report of the ABLE Savings Program to the Governor, the Senate, and the House of Representatives; and (12) notify the Secretary when an account has been opened for a designated beneficiary and submit other reports concerning the program required by the Secretary. (B) The State Treasurer may enter into agreements with other states to either allow South Carolina residents to participate in a plan operated by another state or to allow residents of other states to participate in the South Carolina ABLE Savings Program. Section 115430. (A) The State Treasurer may implement the program through use of program managers as account depositories or managers, or both. The State Treasurer may solicit proposals from program managers to act as depositories or managers of the program, or both. Program managers submitting proposals shall describe the investment instruments to be held in accounts. The State Treasurer