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H. 4258 -- Reps. Harrell, Fulmer, Breeland and Inabinett: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MR. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, III, OF CHARLESTON UPON HIS UPCOMING INSTALLATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION CITIZEN-BOARD MEMBER BRANCH AND TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECREATION IN CHARLESTON, IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND IN THE NATION.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.
The Senate sent to the House the following:
S. 870 -- Senators Leventis and Land: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE AND NAME A PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 76/378 IN SUMTER COUNTY AS THE R. J. CHIC MATHIS HIGHWAY.
The Concurrent Resolution was ordered referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works.
The Senate sent to the House the following:
S. 872 -- Senator Alexander: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE MR. TIM O. HALL, JR., PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE BLUE RIDGE BANK OF WALHALLA, UPON RECEIVING THE HALF-CENTURY AWARD FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA BANKERS ASSOCIATION.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered returned to the Senate
with concurrence.
The following Joint Resolution was introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committee:
S. 857 -- Fish, Game and Forestry Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO HUNT UNITS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1869, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as
follows.
Allison Anderson Askins Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Cain Canty Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Huff Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott
Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Townsend Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Wilder Wilkins Williams Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Monday, May 29. Heyward G. Hutson Sandra S. Wofford Paula H. Thomas Juanita M. White Timothy C. Wilkes William D. Witherspoon Jackson S. Whipper Alma W. Byrd Larry L. Elliott Marion P. Carnell James N. Law J. Michael Baxley Michael L. Fair Leon Howard Olin R. Phillips Theodore A. Brown L. Morgan Martin Dan L. Tripp George H. Bailey Molly M. Spearman C. Alex Harvin, III
The SPEAKER granted Rep. SPEARMAN a temporary leave of absence.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. HARWELL a leave of absence for the day due to an accident.
Reps. CROMER, COTTY, HUFF and KOON signed a statement with the Clerk that
they came in after the roll call of the House and were present for the Session
on Thursday, May 25.
On motion of Rep. R. SMITH, with unanimous consent, the House stood in silent prayer for the recovery of Rep. HARWELL and his wife, who were in an automobile accident.
Rep. A. YOUNG moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow, which was agreed to.
The following Bill was taken up.
S. 842 -- Senator Saleeby: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN DARLINGTON COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE MAP REFERENCE WHICH DEFINES THE LINES OF THESE VOTING PRECINCTS, DELETE ARCHAIC REFERENCES AND PROVIDE THAT POLLING PLACES BE DETERMINED BY THE DARLINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE DARLINGTON COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.
Rep. NEILSON, with unanimous consent, proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\2049DW.95), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, line 10, by inserting after /Delegation/ /to include the member or members from that district/.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. NEILSON, with unanimous consent, proposed the following Amendment No. 2 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\2050DW.95), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, beginning on line 38, by striking /Mont Clare/ and inserting /Mont Clare/.
Amend title to conform.
The Bill, as amended, was read the third time and ordered returned to the Senate
with amendments.
Rep. STODDARD moved to adjourn debate upon the following Bill until Tuesday, May 30, which was adopted.
S. 847 -- Senator Bryan: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56, SO AS TO REVISE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED.
The following Bill was taken up, read the third time, and ordered returned to the Senate with amendments.
S. 397 -- Senator Ryberg: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 61-1-105, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A PARTIAL REFUND IS ALLOWED OF A LICENSED BEER, WINE, OR ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR LICENSE OR PERMIT FEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PARTIAL REFUND FOR ANY REASON WHICH RESULTED IN THE CLOSE OF THE LICENSED OR PERMITTED ESTABLISHMENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BIENNIAL PERIOD AND TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH REFUNDS FOR BIENNIAL LICENSES OR PERMITS ISSUED AFTER JUNE 30, 1992.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3544 -- Rep. McTeer: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-39-100, CODE OF LAWS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS AND THE UNITS
REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 1998-99
SCHOOL
YEAR, A MINIMUM OF FOUR UNITS IN MATHEMATICS RATHER THAN THREE AND A
MINIMUM OF
THREE UNITS IN SCIENCE RATHER THAN TWO, MUST BE EARNED.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 59-39-100 of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting:
/"Section 59-39-100. Diplomas issued to graduates of accredited high schools within this State must be uniform in every respect and particularly as to color, size, lettering, and marking. The number of units required for a state high school diploma is twenty units as prescribed by the State Board of Education. Beginning in the 1986-87 academic school year, a minimum of 3 three units must be earned in mathematics, and a minimum of 2 two units must be earned in science., and beginning with the 1998-99 school year, a minimum of four units in mathematics and a minimum of three units in science must be earned.
One unit in computer science, if approved by the State Department of Education for this purpose, may be counted toward the mathematics requirement.
Students who earn one unit in science and six or more units in a specific occupational service area meet the science requirements for a state high school diploma. Vocational programs operating on a 3-2-1 structure may count prevocational education as one of the six required units."/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and title to conform.
Rep. McTEER explained the amendment.
Rep. ANDERSON made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one statewide day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
Rep. J. BROWN moved to adjourn debate upon the following Bill, which was adopted.
S. 180 -- Senator Rose: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-710 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON TO DEVELOP WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PAROLE HEARINGS TO BE HELD BY VIDEO CAMERA AND TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN
The following Bill was taken up.
S. 375 -- Senators Jackson and Courtney: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 53-1-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COUNTY ACCOMMODATION TAX EXEMPTION FROM THE SUNDAY WORK LAWS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY MUST COLLECT THE REQUISITE REVENUE IN ONE YEAR AND TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER A COUNTY INITIALLY QUALIFIES, THIS EXEMPTION IS PERMANENT; AND TO PROVIDE A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD
Reps. SIMRILL, HARRISON, JENNINGS and TUCKER objected to the Bill.
Rep. HUFF asked unanimous consent to recall S. 846 from the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. COOPER objected.
The Senate amendments to the following Bill were taken up for consideration.
H. 3135 -- Reps. Hodges, Tucker, Knotts, Inabinett, Baxley and Whatley: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPALITY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS.
Rep. HODGES explained the Senate amendment.
The House refused to agree to the Senate amendments, and a message was ordered sent accordingly.
Reps. H. BROWN and FELDER made a statement relative to the Conference Committee on H. 3362, The General Appropriations Bill.
Rep. SHEHEEN moved to instruct the conferees to refuse to vote for any extension of burial of low level nuclear waste in South Carolina past
Rep. HASKINS raised the Point of Order that Rep. Sheheen's motion was out of order as there was nothing in the Rules that allowed for the motion to be made on the floor outside the Motion Period and the House was not in the Motion Period. He further stated that it was the same motion that had been made last year and that it could not be made as an advisory nature.
Rep. SHEHEEN stated, citing Page 7498 of the Journal from 1994, that the only Point Rep. Haskins had raised was about his substitute motion.
The SPEAKER stated that Rep. Sheheen had made the original motion last year and that Rep. Haskins tried to make a substitute motion and that Rep. Sheheen raised the Point of Order that the House was not in the Motion Period and that he had sustained the Point of Order. He further stated, citing Pages 7503-7504 of the Journal, that a similar Point had been made by Rep. Haskins when Rep. Sheheen tried to get a question voted on and Rep. Haskins raised the Point that the House was not in the Committee of the Whole and there was nothing in the Rules to permit the direction of the House. He further stated, citing Page 7505 of the Journal from last year, that the House was not in the Committee of the Whole and there was nothing in the Rules to permit what Rep. Sheheen had asked and he sustained the Point of Order.
Rep. SHEHEEN moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole.
Rep. HASKINS stated that in accordance with Section 652 of Mason's that in order to go into the Committee of the Whole the purpose must be stated.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
Rep. SHEHEEN moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole for the purpose of discussing the General Appropriations Bill, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, the Carnell/Felder Bill, H. 3647, and the Capital Reserve Fund Bill.
Rep. A. YOUNG moved to table the motion.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Bailey Brown, H. Cain Cato Cave Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Townsend Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley White Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cromer Delleney Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kirsh Lloyd Martin
McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Stille Stoddard Thomas Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Williams
So, the motion to resolve into a Committee of the Whole was tabled.
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