Analysis of Teachers Duties – An amendment to relieve teachers of burdensome tasks that interfere with their ability to teach. The budget proviso requires the Department of Education to conduct a bottom-up analysis of the tasks of teachers in South Carolina to determine what duties placed on teachers are unnecessary or may be consolidated to other functions, or be performed by another staff position. Our teachers are asked to do a lot including administrative duties required

Education remains a top agenda item for the legislature, Governor and Superintendent of Education. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION — H.3146 Currently, the Superintendent of Education is elected by voters in the state. While the Superintendent, Governor and legislature have had fairly consistent visions for the state education policy, making the Superintendent a cabinet level position may result in a more uniform vision for the state’s education policy and the ability to speak wit

PUBLIC SAFETY STOPPING FLOW OF PRISON CONTRABAND BY AIR — S.176 Increased contraband in our prison system is a troubling trend. Those seeking to bring contraband in prisons are using 21st century technology including unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, to deliver weapons, drugs, cell phones and other contraband over the walls. Senate Bill 176 makes it unlawful to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within 500 horizontal feet or 250 vertical feet within a Department of Correction

SUPPORTING OUR FARMERS — H. 3929 Agribusiness is probably our state’s largest industries, contributing tens of billions of dollars for our economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs, but over time government regulations have stifled poultry operations in the Palmetto State. To our local farmers and family-owned businesses who have contributed so much to agribusiness...we have your back. H.3929 reduces the regulatory barriers on poultry suppliers, creating a better farm-friendl

South Carolina Senate Majority 2018 Session 122 Year in Review CITIZEN’S INTEREST JOINT ELECTION RULES - H.4977 H.4977 sets the rules for the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor. Voters approved changing the state Constitution in 2012 to jointly elect the governor and lieutenant governor. The bill establishes filing deadlines, how the Election Commission will accept and list the paperwork for the joint filing and importantly the campaign contribution li