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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H1
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Oliver Chartock and Maria Piroli
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Legalize Cyclists on Sidewalks
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Section 1: The current law in South Carolina does not allow cyclists to ride their
bicycles on the sidewalks
Section 2: The state law should be changed to allow bicycle riding on the sidewalks
in the event that there are no bicycle lanes or it is unsafe to ride in the bicycle lanes
Section 3: In order to keep cyclists safe there should be a cleaning service of the
bikes lanes and cars should not be allowed to ride in them.
Section 4: Benefits from the law could include:
 A decrease in cyclist deaths due to car accidents
 Less instances where traffic is blocked due to bicyclists
 An increase in bicyclist visibility at night also resulting in less accidents
Section 5: This bill shall take effect January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H2
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Bridget Cowen; Jane Stratton
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
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An Act to Abolish the Death Penalty
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Section 1: A number of prisoners are released from Death Row because they are
innocent. Even more, some prisoners are executed most likely having been
innocent.
Section 2: The Death Penalty diverts resources from crime control measures, such
as crime prevention and mental health services.
Section 3: The Death Penalty is costly. The Death Penalty trials are eight to ten
times
more expensive than non-sought trials.
Section 4: The death penalty sentences cost more per inmate per year than that of
a prisoner sentenced to life without parole. The state of SC could save
approximately 10 million dollars a year upon the abolishment of the
death penalty.
Section 5: In place of the death penalty is a sentence of life without parole.
Section 6: When signed into law, the bill will go into action on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H3
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Michael Eargle; Hannan Mahmood
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: A.C. Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Allow Prisoners to Donate Their Organs in
Exchange for Shortened Sentences
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Section 1: This bill would allow prisoners to donate their organs such as a kidney
or bone marrow in exchange for a shorter prison term.
Section 2: It is currently legal for prisoners to donate their organs, but they would
not be rewarded for it. This would serve as an incentive for prisoners to help
others, while doing themselves a favor.
Section 3: This opportunity would not be available to prisoners convicted of
murder or statutory rape.
Section 4: When signed into law, this option will be available beginning January 1,
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H4
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Kennedy Lambe; Maryann Riley
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
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An act to mandate helmet usage for cyclists
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Section 1: Persons of any age would be required to wear a helmet with chin strap
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operating a bicycle.
Section 2: Persons wearing a helmet while operating a bicycle can reduce their
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severe head injury. Helmets absorb the shock of impact.
Section 3: Persons operating a bicycle without wearing a helmet will be fined
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dollars for the first offense. The misdemeanor will be recorded and the
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up to one hundred and fifty dollars for repeated offenses.
Section 4: If a person operating a bicycle without a helmet crashes the probability
of severe
injury or death rises by 90% according to Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety.
Section 5: Persons wearing helmets are more visible to persons operating motor
vehicles.
Increased visibility minimizes chances of bicycle and motor vehicle
collisions.
Section 6: When signed into law, this bill will go into effect July 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H5
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Haseeb Mahmood; Crawford Phillips
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: A.C Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Allow Minors to Play Pinball
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Section 1: This bill will repeal South Carolina law TITLE 63 CHAPTER 19 ARTICLE
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Section 2: This law states “It is unlawful for a minor under the age of eighteen to
play a pinball machine.”
Section 3: By repealing this law, people of all ages will be allowed to play pinball
freely without fear of committing a crime.
Section 4: When signed into law, the first increase will take place on January 1,
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H6
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Eliza McDow; Hannah Huffman
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to require all public schools to practice armed intruder drills
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Section 1:
This bill ensures that all public school students will be aware of what
procedures to take in case a gunman was present in their school.
Section 2: The design of the drill would depend on what the layout of the school
is; however, it would have to be practiced once every three months.
Section 3: Mandating these drills would be free of cost, and would ensure better
safety in schools.
Section 4: When signed into law, the first mandatory armed intruder drill will be
taken place in January of 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H7
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Stephen McKinney; Forrest Acuff
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: A.C. Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Increase the Size and Depth of the Port of Charleston
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECTION 1: The current depth of the Charleston Harbor would increase from 45ft.
to 55ft. This would also require more loading docks being built along the bank of
the harbor.
SECTION 2: Dredging and construction would allow more and bigger ships to enter
the harbor. Thus more revenue would be generated as well as an increase in South
Carolina jobs.
SECTION 3: Revenue from the port would increase the state budget as well as
provide jobs here in South Carolina. This increase in revenue and employment
would benefit the state on many levels.
SECTION 4: Funding for this project would come from the General State Fund.
However expensive this project may be, the profit from the project would exceed
the cost of building.
SECTION 5: When signed into law, construction and dredging would begin January
1st, 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H8
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Clay Moise; Will Peebles
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Make Police Officers Wear Personal Cameras while on duty.
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This law will require all police officers to have a personal video camera
on their uniform while on duty.
Section 2: These cameras will be monitored by officials. If any video footage is
tampered with, the one who tampered with it can be dismissed and
prosecuted under state law.
Section 3: The officer will be able to turn off the camera for short amounts of time,
like for using the restrooms. The camera must be turned back on before
resuming the job.
Section 4: The minimum resolution of the cameras will be 60 frames per second
and 240p resolution.
Section 5: When signed into law, it will take place on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H9
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Michaela Ott; Jordan Pennington
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act Suggesting Year Round Education For Grades 1-12
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Section 1: Currently, in the state of South Carolina, the majority of both public
and private schools structure their yearly calendar around a traditional agrarian
schedule.
Section 2: Schools should be required to restructure their school year calendar for
the upcoming year of 2016 around an alternative balanced schedule.
Section 3: It will be mandatory that all districts of the South Carolina public school
system begin school in late July or early August, and end the school year near the
end of June, with 30 days off for summer break, 15 days off for spring break, 15
days off for fall break, 15 days off for winter break, and 3 days off for Thanksgiving
break.
Section 4: When signed into law, this bill will go into affect at the beginning of the
2016-2017 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H10
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Tripp Pratt; Gracie Curran
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Give Tax Breaks to Restaurants Who Buy Locally Produced Food
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Any South Carolina restaurant that purchases produce from local South
Carolina farms and farmers will receive a 2% tax break.
Section 2: The restaurant is responsible to keep records of their purchases to be
used in filing tax returns to receive the tax breaks.
Section 3: Farmers who sell to the restaurants are also required to keep records
of their transactions as well. This will help verify the restaurant’s claim for the
necessity of a tax break.
Section 4: The Department of Agriculture reserves the right to perform random
checks on records to ensure accuracy.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will take effect in January of 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H11
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Robert Price; Kelsea Potthast
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Abolish Puppy Mills
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: There is no current law prohibiting puppy mills from thriving in South
Carolina, this bill would make puppy mills illegal in South Carolina which would
decrease if no stop these abusive breeding programs.
Section 2: Puppy mills have an emphasis on profit instead of the welfare and living
conditions of these innocent animals. They have had a negative impact on South
Carolina because of dog over population thus leads to unfair suffering.
Section 3: This bill would require no funding it would be enforced. It would also let
many animals live better lives outside of squalid conditions. The animals found at
the site of these abusive breeding programs would be rescued and saved from
further forced suffering.
Section 4: This bill would:
A. Raise standards of dogs breed for commercial resale.
B. Stop inefficiencies and loopholes in the commercial dog breeding.
C. Show that the citizens of South Carolina care about the cruelty and neglect of
animals.
Section 5: When signed in to law this bill will become enforced January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H12
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Laura Rudisell; Meredith Hoffman
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: A.C. Flora High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Change Organ Donation to an Opt-Out System
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently in South Carolina, persons wishing to become organ donors
must register independently with the South Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Section 2: This bill would reverse the current system of choosing to become an
organ donor, and therefore interpret all citizens above the age of 18 to
be organ donors. Any persons that have religious or personal reasons to
not have their organs donated after death can easily “opt-out.”
Section 3: In South Carolina today only 30% of people are organ donors, resulting
in a shortage of organs that are needed to save lives. The existing
system lacks efficiency in that South Carolina loses potential donors
simply due to the inconvenience that it places on citizens.
Section 4: When signed into law, the new system for donating organs will go into
effect on January 1st, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H13
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Margaret Anne Tighe; Lucy Wardlaw
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: AC Flora High School
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An Act to Require Study Hall for South Carolina School Districts
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1:There is no current law requiring students to participate in a mandatory
study hall.
Section 2: This bill will require students with a GPA (grade point average) of a 1.5
or lower on a 4.0 scale to complete a mandatory semester long study
hall class.
Section 3: If the student’s GPA is not raised to an acceptable level by the end of
the semester, they will be required to continue the study hall the next
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Introduce college prep materials
Improve standardized test scores
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H14
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Lee Wardlaw; Dawson Thorton
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: A.C. Flora High School
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South Carolina Student-Athlete Bill of Rights
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Section 1: The current ‘full’ scholarship for a student-athlete in South Carolina is a
one-year scholarship, and does not cover full costs or medical insurance. The
scholarship will be increased to four years, and will cover full costs and medical
insurance.
Section 2: All student-athletes are currently liable for dangerous injuries they
receive in events sponsored by colleges. Thus, in the future, the institution that
they represent will be liable for career and life threatening injuries in game play.
Section 3: A neurotrama consultant will be present on the sideline for each team at
the site of contact sports such as football, soccer, and lacrosse and in the event of
an injury; athletes will not be allowed to re enter competition.
Section 4: College student-athletes in the state of South Carolina do not have the
right to secure employment and generate commercial revenue as other students
and US citizens. Thus, student-athletes in South Carolina should have the right to
capitalize off of endorsements from businesses in the state of South Carolina.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H15
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Harrison Griffith; Donovan Rice
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bishop England High School
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An Act to Increase Sales Tax on Cigarettes
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OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently in South Carolina, the tax rate on cigarettes is 57 cents per
20 pack.
Section 2: In 2011, the average tax per pack was $2.35 nationwide.
Section 3: South Carolina’s tax, at 57 cents per pack, is well below the national
average and it would be beneficial to the state to raise it.
Section 4: If enacted, this bill will increase the tax rate to $1.50 per 20 pack of
cigarettes.
Section 5: Studies have shown that increasing cigarette taxes is one of the most
effective ways to reduce youth smoking.
Section 6: This would also provide more income to the state.
Section 7: If enacted, this bill will come into effect January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H17
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Lexi Thomas; Meghan McCully
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bishop England High School
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A Bill to Increase Water Safety through Swim Lessons
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill would require all public schools to provide first grade swim
lessons in order to decrease the number of deaths due to drowning. The
lesson would be a Red Cross Level 1 Learn-to-Swim class or equivalent,
consisting of basic aquatic survival skills.
Section 2: The class will be for two weeks with forty-five minute Water Safety
Instruction each day.
Section 3: Portable pools will be funded for low income areas that lack suitable
training facilities.
Section 4: The class will be taught by certified Water Safety Instructors, and
lifeguards will be present to monitor the class while the Water Safety
Instructor is teaching.
Section 5: Parents must sign a permission form in order for the student to
participate in program. Without a signed permission form, children will be
assigned to an alternative learning environment.
Section 6: This bill will take effect on August 18, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H18
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Grayson B.E. Ammons; Luis Estrada
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
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To Tax all Fast Food for Overweight People
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Section 1: Statistics found by the CDC indicate that South Carolina has a growing
problem with obesity, 66.2% of South Carolina’s entire population is
overweight or obese and that percent is increasing. Making it the 7th
fattest state in the United States. This insure us that we have to take
action and attempt to reduce the percentage of overweight people in
South Carolina.
Section 2: All residents of South Carolina will be required to attach a BMI test to
their census form for every family member living in their household.
Section 3: The BMI test will be administered by the family doctor to certify the
legitimacy of the test results. The BMI Test will include a total body fat
percentage and a small flexibility portion.
Section 4: This is how the process will work;
A. The average test result will be taken from all the results. The
average will be the standard for the following four years until the
next census and mandatory BMI test is taken in account.
B. The resultants who score above the BMI average will be
administered a Fast Food Card. This card must be shown every time
purchasing of fast food is happening. These resultants will be taxed
an increased twenty-five percent on their overall purchase. The
resultants of scores below the state average will be given a five
percent tax reduction on all fast food purchases.
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Section 5: The BMI test given will be paid for by the extra taxes coming in from
the higher scoring resultants.
Section 6: This bill also educates the South Carolina population about the
importance of healthy living because there is no benefit to being fat.
Section 7: This bill will take effect on upon being signed by the Youth Governor.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H19
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Desmond Battle; Asia Stanley
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Improve Child Protective Services
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Section 1: The current investigation that DSS does on parents who are speculated
to be abusive will have to go through physiological evaluations. There needs to be
physiologist jointly working with the DSS because it is not a therapeutic agency,
and has no qualified treatment professionals on its staff.
Section 2: When parents are found to be too mentally unstable to care for kids they
will be taken into custody. If later after treatment, they are suited to become the
child or children’s guardian again then they will be given back to their original
parents.
Section 3: This will also apply to the mental state of the children to see how this
persons parenting have affected them.
Section 4: When children are in the legal custody of DSS, they are placed in foster
homes. These foster homes are licensed by DSS and the foster parents are agents
of DSS.
Section 5: when signed into law, this new law will take place on January 1 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H20
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Garrett Nitz; Ella Binder
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Remove Ethnicity Questions on Job Applications and Resumes
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The purpose if this bill is to remove ethnicity questions on job
applications and resumes.
Section 2: By removing ethnically questions on job applications and resumes it will
help:
-create an equal opportunity for everyone
-decrease segregation
-eliminate discrimination
Section 3: As of now job applications and resumes ask for the applicant to fill out
ethnicity questions. Although this is starting to bend our equal protection rights.
Some businesses chose employees based of their ethnicity and not their skills. By
eliminating these questions it gives everyone an equal opportunity to get jobs they
are qualified for.
Section 4: In order to regulate this there will be a state job application without the
ethnicity question. The same with resumes. This will allow the employers to focus
on skills instead of applicant coloring.
Section 5: When signed into law, our bill will take effect on January 1st, 2014.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H21
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Vincent Angelino; Cameron Etheridge
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Assist Veteran Transition to Civilian Life by Obtaining Jobs.
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Section 1: Currently there is no law in South Carolina to help veterans who served
in the United States military obtain jobs. There are organizations that assist them,
but no law has been passed that directly helps the veterans get jobs after
retirement or discharge from the armed services.
Section 2: There will be no tax increase, no funding will be necessary. Instead, a
veteran specific section will be added to job applications in South Carolina. Thus, it
requires potential employers to view service in the armed forces as a bonus step
above similar applicants with no service history.
Section 3: A standardized veteran oriented section will be applied and available
online for every job site in South Carolina. This section will include:
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Job description while serving in the armed service.
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Request for contact information of the Human Resource Command of the
military base at which the veteran served.
Section 4: Failure to comply with adding the section, giving veterans a better
chance to obtain a job, will result in the job site losing its business license.
Section 5: The amount of retired veterans that are unemployed in South Carolina
and the United States as a whole are painfully high. Through this Bill, South
Carolina will be able to cut back on the amount of unemployed veterans.
Section 6: When signed into law, the new employment requirements for South
Carolina will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H21
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Brandon Johnson; Jalynn Wagner
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to make it illegal to let your kids be obese
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Section 1: All children must maintain good health through exercise and a healthy
diet. A healthy weight will be need to be measured through skin fold,
bmi, and water volume tests.
Section 2: Exemptions will be giving when medical conditions prevent the ability to
maintain a healthy weight.
Section 3: This bill will be paid for by .5% sales tax increase on all tobacco
products.
Section 4: This bill pertains to all guardians who have a child under the age of 18.
Section 5: An annual physical will be required on all children by way of school,
family, doctor, or free clinic.
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If a child fails to meet healthy guidelines determined by tests given in
the first section or physician. The child will be given an 8 week
improvement to improve themselves through diet revision and exercise
or workout program advised by state website that guides children on
their own fitness goals. If the child fails to show progress on their fitness
goals the parent will be fined 500.00 dollars.
Section 7: If the child cannot afford a physical, the state will pay for it through
health department services.
Section 8: If child fails to meet their fitness goals 4 times the child will become
ineligible for public health care services due to their health being a
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bill by receiving a notice of good health from their physician.
Section 9: When passed this bill will take effect on January 1, 2015
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BILL NUMBER: H22
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: William Sease; Michael Roberts
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
Available Study Hall for All High School Students
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Section 1. Currently, the distribution of study periods to high school students are
regulated by the individual school districts. This bill will take the place of district
policy and give students who have not failed a class, or who are not behind in
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homework. Study periods in a high schooler’s schedule will offer more opportunities
to get work done when time is sparse before and after school. This bill will add time
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H23
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Samantha Nitz; Lea Tierney
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Provide Bike Only Paths for Cyclist
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Cyclists biking in roads is very dangerous. It is also very dangerous
for them to bike on pedestrian path ways. A cycling path will be made
specifically for cyclists.
Section 2: Cycling paths will be made 10 feet away from any road that has a
speed limit at or over 45 miles per hour.
Section 3: Cyclists must follow the same laws vehicles do on the cycling path.
Biking on main roads is only permitted when there is no cycling path on the
road.
Section 4: A $125 ticket will be given to any cyclist who does not follow this
law.
Section 5: Cycling paths will be funded by 15% of traffic tickets in South
Carolina, until paths are completely funded. The $75 of the ticket given to a
cyclist will also fund the bike paths after the paths are made. The remaining
$50 help fund South Carolina Education.
Section 6: When signed into law, this bill will go into effect January 1st,
2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H24
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Chandler Abbott; Charlie Pruitt
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Shorten the School Year
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Section 1: The current mandated school year of 180 days would be shortened to
150 days. This would decrease the school year by 30 days
Section 2: Each class period would be increased by 5 minutes, which would
increase the average class length from 45 minutes to 50 minutes.
Section 3: The lengthening of the day would allow for teachers to still teach
students the required information while cutting out wasted days that are
not really productive. Cutting 30 days out of the school year would save
the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs, which could be
reinvested into school improvements such as new textbooks or put back
into the state budget to be used elsewhere.
Section 4: When signed into law, the decrease in school year would not be put
into place until the 2015-2016 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H25
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Shipra Bethi; Mikaela Towler
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
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An Act to Decrease the Number of Births
Affected by Illegal Drug Use during Pregnancy
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: In the past 5 years in South Carolina, on average, 30% of pregnancies
experienced the use of drugs. The usage of drugs during a pregnancy can
result in reduction of oxygen to the fetus, premature births, placental
abruption, an increase in the risk of infections to the fetus like hepatitis
and STDs, and etc.
Section 2: Upon enactment of this bill, all South Carolinian prenatal caregivers will
be required to give a 10 panel drug test to all expectant mothers. If the
drug test is positive, mothers will be required to submit to two random
drug tests per trimester; a total of 7 drug tests; 1 Initially, then 6 during
the pregnancy. If one of the random drug tests is positive, Child
Protective Services will be called.
Section 3: Most drug tests cost $5-20, depending on the brand. The cost of these
drug tests will be covered in the prenatal caregivers bill. The 10 panel
drug test screens for the following drugs:
methamphetamines/amphetamines, opiates, ecstasy, PCP, oxycodone,
benzodiazepines, cocaine, marijuana, and barbiturates.
Section 4: It is understood that a woman may ingest drugs prior to discovering a
pregnancy. In this case, it will be the woman’s responsibility to explain to
her doctor about her drug use. If an addiction is present, the mother will
be expected to seek help. If a certified doctor is able to mark said
mother’s progress, there will be no penalty. However, if said mother is
unable to show any progress, CPS will be called.
Section 5: If a woman has a prescription for a drug, she will be required to show
proof of the prescription so that appropriate measures can be taken to
ensure that harm to the fetus is as minimal as possible.
Section 6: When signed into law, this Bill will be enacted on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H26
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Darcy Merline; Alexander Brotherton
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
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An Act to Legalize Physician Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, physician assisted suicide is illegal in the state of South
Carolina.
Section 2: Physician assisted suicide is defined as a physician providing a
terminally-ill patient with the means of ending his or her life through the
prescription for a fatal dose of drugs. The patient consumes the drugs himself,
independent from the physician. This is not to be confused with euthanasia, which
occurs when the doctor administers the fatal dose or performs some other act, such
as lethal injection, that ends the patient’s life.
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To seek end of life treatment, the patient must be: at least 18 years
old, deemed mentally competent by a psychiatrist, and considered terminally-ill.
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A patient is considered terminally-ill when diagnosed with only 6
months to live by two separate physicians, and all other methods of treatment have
been exhausted.
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The patient must make 3 separate requests for the prescription for a
fatal dose of drugs: 1 written request, and 2 oral requests.
Section 6: A physician is not obligated to offer end of life treatment if it goes
against his or her personal beliefs.
Section 7: When signed into law, this act will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H27
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Worth Gentry; Liam Barr
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
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South Carolina Aeronautics and Space Administration
An Act to Create the South Carolina Aeronautics and Space Administration (SCASA)
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Section 1: This bill will form the South Carolina Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Section 2: This administration’s goal will to be to make life on Earth better by
researching and developing the science and technology related to space and
airplanes.
Section 3: This administration will have its head administrator elected by a
committee of respected scientists in this field.
Section 4: The structure of SCASA will mirror that of the already developed
program NASA.
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The creation of this administration will be funded by philanthropic
donations from the South Carolina public along with a minor amount
taken from excess funds in the South Carolinian budget.
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Donations will be encouraged by allowing donors of significant
amounts to send objects directly proportional to amount donated to
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Section 6: When signed into law, SCASA will begin forming after its funding has
reached three million dollars.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H28
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Rak Hovart; Schuyler O’Brien
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Modify Highway Medians
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Section 1: Make a switch from metal or grass medians to concrete medians
for added protection.
Section 2: Raise the height of the barriers
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Help to prevent people from looking at an accident on the
other side of the highway.
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A higher barrier would block headlights from oncoming traffic
on the opposite side of the highway, therefore making it easier
to drive.
Section 3: The concrete barriers would be paid for by in increase of 17%
on all speeding and distractive driving tickets.
Section 4: When signed into law, on January 1st 2015, ticket costs will increase by
17% and construction will begin immediately on new barriers until December 31st,
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H29
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Benjamin O’Brien; Davis Thurmond
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Convert South Carolina to the Metric System
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: South Carolina needs to be converted to the Metric System. With the
decreasing intellectual capabilities of our population, it would be much easier for
people to count and convert units by tens than having to memorize many different
standard values and conversions for different units.
Section 2: Anything that pertains to the customary system has to be changed to
their metric equivalent, including but not limited to road signs and mile markers.
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All schools will be required to change teaching styles to the metric
Section 4: Speed limits will be enforced more strictly and 15% of all speeding
tickets will account for the funding to make the switch with road signs and other
things using the customary system. All old road signs will be recycled to help make
the new ones.
Section 4: When signed into law, the customary system will be instantly converted
into the metric system on January 1, 2015 and the conversion off all items using
the customary system will take place over a course of four years
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H30
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Jiten Parbhoo
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
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An Act to Ban Certain Sounds On the Radio
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The following sounds will be banned from all radio stations within South
Carolina:
A. Car Honking
B. Emergency Personal Sirens such as:
a. Police Sirens
b. Ambulance Sirens
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d. Etc.
Section 2: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be given the of
informing radio stations of the new rules along with regulating them.
Section 3: Any radio station that violates this law will be fined $1000.
Section 4: Any radio station that allows an advertisement to be played that
violates this law will be fined $1000 and the advertiser will be fined $500. The radio
station will also have to immediately stop playing the advertisement.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will go into effect after six months to
allow ample amount of time for radio stations to become familiar with the new law.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H31
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Clara Riley; Olivia Thurmond
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Christ Church Episcopal School
A Bill To Be Entitled
An Act to Prohibit Idling In School Zones
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: It should be illegal to idle in a school zone. Leaving car engines on in
carpool lines is a threat to the environment and wastes gasoline. While a car is
stopped and waiting to pick up a child in a carpool line, the car engine should be
turned off. Car engines should be turned off from the arrival of the car to pick up
the child until the departure. Schools must set their own times for engines to be
turned off.
Section 2: High amounts of carbon in the air can cause significant health problems
in children, teens, and adults. Also leaving engines on can cause damage to
engines.
Section 3: Signs will be posted at the entrance of all elementary, middle and high
schools notifying people of this law. If a law enforcement official sees this law has
been violated there will be a $100 fine for the first offense, $150 dollar fine for the
second offense and after the third offense the person will be fined $300.
Section 4: When signed into law, idling in school zones will become illegal January
1, 2015.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H32
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Jon Barnes; Brooks Threatt; Charlie Craven
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Clinton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Lessen the Cost of the Death Penalty to the State of South Carolina
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Because of the drawn-out nature of a death penalty case, capital
punishment costs about $2 million more than a non-death penalty case
Section 2: Much of the money that is spent on these cases comes from numerous
appeals, long waiting times in which the state has to house the defendant in prison,
and the expensiveness of the lethal injection itself
Section 3: If enacted, this bill would attempt to lessen the cost of the death
penalty by shortening the appeals process significantly by allowing only one appeal,
and setting a non-changeable date for the execution within 6 months of the end of
the appeal, and changing the form of execution from lethal injection to death by
firing squad, which costs no more than guns, ammunition, and the salary of the
executioner(s)
Section 4: This bill would save the taxpayers and the state approximately $2
million, and would allow more people to be executed for crimes that warrant it
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will go into order on January 1, 2015.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H33
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Cassie Nichols; Molly Scarborough
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Clinton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Make Homosexual Marriage Legal
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current law of homosexual marriage in South Carolina is that there
is no same sex marriage.
Section 2: Persons, who are interested in their same gender, will be allowed to
marry and have all legal rights for that person.
Section 3: There will be no penalties for those who would like to marry the same
gender.
Section 4: This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after the adjournment of
Youth Legislature.
Section 5: All laws or parts of laws that contradict this act are herby repealed. The
only exception is homosexual adoption.
Section 6: If any portion of this act shall be declared unconstitutional, it is the
intent of the Legislature that the other portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7: The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition of the
calendar in both Houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity
that the constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three separate days in each
House be suspended, and this Rule hereby suspended.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H34
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Mary-Grace Smith; Hannah Wilson
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Clinton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Eliminate School on Fridays
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Section 1: Half days will become full days to replace missed time from taking
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Section 2: School hours will be expanded from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm to make up
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Section 3: Class times will lengthen so the teachers can get in all the information
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Section 4: All homework will be given Thursday night so it can be done by
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Section 5: When signed into law, the new school calendar will be in effect for all
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for the missed seat time.
needed to be taught in a four, rather than five, day week.
Monday. No homework will be given Monday through Thursday.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H35
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Janie Tiller; Brooke Tallman
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Clinton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Ban The Sale And Wear Of Crocs
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECTION 1: South Carolina will prohibit Crocs footwear in all public places.
SECTION 2: Vendors and citizens would not be allowed to sell or wear Crocs
footwear.
SECTION 3: Crocs have been the cause of many incidents leading to
hospitalizations pertaining to injury or death. A fine of $50 would be owed to the
state of South Carolina.
SECTION 4: The money collected for violation of this law would be distributed to
various entities determined by the South Carolina Court Administration.
SECTION 5: Upon passage the Safer Roads Act shall go into effect starting on
January 1, 2015.
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NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H36
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Isabel Worley; Jack Harkins
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Clinton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Abolish Plastic Bags
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Plastic bags remain toxic even after they break down. A single plastic
bag can take 20 to 1,000 years to degrade. The U.S. goes through 100 billion
single-use plastic bags. This costs retailers about $4 billion a year. Only 1% of
plastic bags are recycled. Even if recycled some plastics cannot be burned
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Section 4: This bill would be enforced by current enforcement agencies.
Shoppers without alternative bags would be required to pay for reusable bag.
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NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H37
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Shelby Askins; Cristina Waingart
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Ban the use of Emergency Sirens in Radio Commercials in Vehicles
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, in the state of South Carolina, there is no law that bans the
use of emergency sirens from radio commercials in vehicles. Sirens in
radio commercials cause a distraction to the driver, which creates a
hazard. This act will prevent accidents from happening because of the
siren commercials.
Section 2: While driving in a car, hearing the sound of sirens alerts the driver to
pull to the side of the road in order for an emergency vehicle to go by,
or be attentive for an accident nearby. Hearing sirens in a radio
commercial while driving is seen as a hazard because the driver is
mistaken for an emergency on the road.
Section 3: The use of sirens in radio commercials in vehicles create a hazard to
everyone. It especially creates a hazard for elders and handicap drivers.
Section 4: Benefits from banning the use of sirens in commercials in cars would
include:
E. Drivers not mistaking fake sirens with real emergency sirens.
F. Drivers not panicking for several seconds.
G. Drivers not getting in wrecks because of their reaction to the
commercial.
Section 5: The punishment for the use of emergency sirens in a car commercial is a
fine of $150 and that company will not be allowed to have a radio
commercial for a period of 4 months.
Section 6: When signed into law, the bill will take effect on January 1, 2015.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H38
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Lyndsey Brown; Joy Duer
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current public middle and high school start and end times in South
Carolina vary and would be uniformly changed to 9:45 AM to 4:30 PM.
Section 2: The new start and end times for public middle and high schools will be
enacted statewide starting with the 2016-2017 school year, giving
administrations a year to prepare and restructure school schedules.
Section 3: The early start of middle and high schools causes students to be in a
state of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is when “sleep is insufficient
to support adequate alertness, performance, and health…because of
reduced total sleep time…” (American Psychological Association). The
change in start time would allow for medically sufficient sleep, increasing a
student’s ability to make higher grades and decreasing the possibility of
sleep deprivation caused psychopathologies such as depression and ADHD.
Section 4: Those affected are:
A. Students that ride school buses to and from school every day currently
are not able to dictate their own schedule in regards to arrival and
departure from school. Students picked up as early as 7 A.M. are not able
to get as much sleep as advised by the CDC (9-10 hours per day).
B. Student-Athletes who have practices and games reaching from two to
seven hours who wish to be successful in school cannot complete all
required homework and get a sufficient amount of sleep due to early start
times.
C. Students enrolled in rigorous courses such as AP and IB may have four to
seven hours of homework each night.
D. Students involved in school clubs, honor societies, volunteerism, or a job
spend time after school weekly or even daily on additional projects,
volunteer hours, or work time. These extracurricular commitments allow a
student to diversify their résumé and become involved in their
community. The additional hours spent in extracurricular activities leaves
less time for homework and family time when school start times are early.
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Section 5: When signed into law, the first effected school year will start in August of
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NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H39
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Madison Cain; Vivian Nguyen
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Remove State Income Tax for Employees Under Age 21
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current state income tax of 7 percent will be removed for all
employees under the age of 21.
Section 2: Once an employed resident of South Carolina reaches the age of 21, the
state income tax will be collected from that person.
Section 3: This will encourage more people under the age of 21 to obtain jobs
since they are exempt from the state income tax and will therefore receive more
revenue.
Section 4: Because young employees will be receiving a higher income, they will in
turn be able to spend more money. This will provide more money to producers and
will also supply more money to the state government through sales tax.
Section 5: When signed into law, the first removal of state income taxes will take
place on January 1, 2015.
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NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H40
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Anna Cameron; Julianna Roberts
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Limit the Class Size in Public Schools
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Public schools in the state of South Carolina will be required to have a
limit of 25 students per class in academic classes. In elective classes the limit can
be larger depending on circumstances that will decided by district office.
Section 2: All academic classes shall have a limit of 25 students per classroom.
This will provide a more stable learning environment and students will be able to
have more one on one guidance with the teacher.
Section 3: There would be no funding necessary for this law. Some schools may
have to hire more teachers for their schools if needed. This will create more job
openings for teachers and will also benefit the students. Every public school will be
required to follow this law once put in act. Private schools will get the choice of
following this law or to continue their ways.
Section 4: Benefits to limiting class size:
1. Students will get more one on one time with their teachers, which
will cause students GPA to increase.
2. More jobs will be created by the need for more teachers.
3. Students and teachers will become more connected, influencing
students outlook on school and learning.
Section 5: When signed into law, this will begin to take place on the first day of
the 2015-2016 school year.
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NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H41
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: John Claffey; Carter Hill
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED
An act to ban aerosol hairspray
BE HEREBY ENACTED BY THE MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Aerosol Hairspray is used by thousands of people every day. Many of
these people are unaware of the dangers associated with the use of this product.
Hairspray can be used as a recreational drug, can explode in high temperatures,
light on fire if they are around a naked flame, sparks and intensifies asthma
attacks, cause lung condition if inhaled too often, and lead to loss of vision if large
amounts are used.
Section 2: The use of hairspray as a drug is becoming a more common thing for
teenagers. Many kids are using it to get a small and short high but don’t notice
what they are doing to themselves. This product causes long term brain damage,
kidney damage, migraines, and sleepiness.
Section 3: Not only is hairspray used as a drug but it is also very combustible.
Aerosol products of various kinds ignite when they are exposed to a naked flame
and hairspray is one of these dangerous products. It doesn’t just light on fire,
hairspray also explodes when stored in high temperatures above 130 degrees
Fahrenheit. This is very dangers to store in the homes of human beings.
Section 4: The use of aerosol hairspray is also very concerning to the health of the
users. After using hairspray too often it can lead to loss of vision and a lung
condition. Hairspray is more dangers than people think.
Section 5: If this bill were to be passed many people would be healthier, teenagers
would lose the ability to use it as a drug, and the homes of users would be more
helpful.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H42
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Andrew Cloy; Cole Rossi
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Will Logan; Senator Nolan Anderson
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act For Off Campus Lunch Reserved For Upperclassmen
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Current law states that students are required to stay on campus for
their lunch periods. Upperclassmen students should be given the privilege to go off
campus during their lunch schedule.
Section 2: Juniors and seniors will be allowed leave school for their lunch periods.
Lunch is meant to be a break period, to rest your brain for the rest of the school
day. Therefore, leaving school grounds for lunch should be part of the break period.
This law shall be put into action in January of 2015.
Section 3: Students must have a method of transportation to participate in the offcampus lunch law. Walking is prohibited. If students do not have a vehicle or a ride,
then they must stay at school for their lunch break. This law is only allowed for
Juniors and Seniors. Upperclassmen must also have a waiver signed by their parent
or legal guardian, releasing the school from any blame in the case of an accident.
Section 4: Advantages of this act include:
A. This law will decrease the chaos of the lunch rooms.
B. This act is cost effective, because schools do not have to provide as many
meals at lunch.
C. This bill also encourages good behavior, because it’s giving students a
privilege that they must maintain.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will take action on January 1, 2015.
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An Act to Place Student Representatives in School District Board Meetings
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H44
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Caroline Evatt; Grace Brown
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Reserve Study Hall Time in Schools
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current time for each class of 50-55 minutes would be
decreased to 45 45- 50 minutes per class, a 5 minute decrease.
Section 2: Giving students time to do their work in school could give them
more sleep, especially those who participate in extracurricular activities. They
would be able to get more work done during school and have more time to
do their activities and get more sleep.
Section 3: Taking away five minutes per class would only take away a total
of 25 minutes a week in each class, which is a total of 15 hours per year.
Section 4: Shorter class periods would give students:
A. Time to do homework for thirty five minutes each day.
B. Time to study or work on projects, which is especially
beneficial to students without access to computers at home.
C. Time to nap if needed.
Section 5: When signed into law, the first decrease in classes will take
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H46
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Tate Haraway; Elizabeth Anderson
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Properly Advertise E-Cigarettes
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current branding of E-Cigarettes is that they are a healthier
alternative to Common Cigarettes. This bill would impose a law to properly
advertise health concerns which can be even greater than common cigarettes.
Section 2: The State will prohibit any advertisements that E-Cigarettes are better
than common cigarettes in a way which makes them seem healthier than common
cigarettes.
Section 3: This bill dictates that all advertisements old and new must be revised
for the current standard that was established in this bill. No false advertisement can
remain.
Section 4: Upon the governor’s signature, this bill will become law on January 1,
2015.
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BILL NUMBER: H47
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Abby Wynn Jackson; Maggie Roberts
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Improve the Grading Scale
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Section 1: Currently South Carolina students are at loss in being accepted to the
college of their choice. Multiple states, such as Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia,
use a ten point grading scale. This boosts these student’s GPA’s, and therefore puts
students in states like South Carolina at a disadvantage.
Section 2: The current seven point grading scale would be changed to a ten point
grading scale in all South Carolina schools K-12, with advanced placement courses
providing one quality point and honors courses providing half of a quality point.
Section 3: With this bill in place, students in the state of South Carolina will be on
an even playing field with those being graded on a ten point scale. It will also
encourage students to take more challenging classes with the security that it will
not lower their GPA.
Section 4: When signed into law, the improved grading scale will go into effect on
the first day of the 2015-2016 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H48
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Jack Jopling; Eli Kirkpatrick
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Ban Registered Sex Offenders from Living within a Two Mile
Radius of any Elementary or Middle School
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Registered sex offenders living in the state of South Carolina will be
unable to live within a two mile radius of any elementary or middle school.
Section 2: After being convicted, sex offenders will have their places of residence
immediately seized unless they already meet the two-mile radius requirement
stated above. Their places of residence will be placed for sale immediately and they
will be given temporary residence in alternate shelters or housing or with a preapproved living arrangement with relatives or other parties as long as their places
of residence meet the two-mile residence requirement. The program will include the
option/help for convicted sex offenders to sell their place of residence and use the
money to buy a new one however a small percentage will be taken from the sale to
help fund the program. Families will be offered help with selling their places of
residence if they choose to but otherwise they will not be required to move.
Section 3: Funding for the program will be collected from a percentage of the sales
made upon the places of residence that are sold. Also, a higher tax will be enacted
on any types of sexual protection devices and products to help stimulate the
program.
Section 4: The benefits of this program would include:
A. Safer schools and children when commuting on foot to-and-from school.
B. A better sense of security among parents and the community that
children are not at risk of being molested.
C. Extra funding for the state government once the program gets off the
ground and running itself.
D. Employment for many because of the amount of workers needed to run
the program.
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sexual assault etc. is considered one of the most grievous crimes in the
law enforcement community.
Section 5: Once approved, this program will go into effect on June 6, 2015. This
will give the program the summer when children are out of school time to adjust
and prepare so it will be up and running for the 2015-16 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H49
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Faye Kelly; Eleni Troubetaris
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to enforce mandatory high school graduation
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently in South Carolina, high school graduation is not mandatory. In
fact, it is legal to drop out of high school at age 17.
Section 2: Graduates are less likely to engage in criminal behavior or require social
services to intervene. Additionally, high school graduates maintain better
health and longer life expectancy. High school graduates are more likely
to be engaged in their communities, with higher rates of voting and
volunteering. A high school diploma affects individuals, communities,
and society. High school graduates are more likely to be employed,
make higher taxable income, and aid in job creation.
Section 3: This act of mandatory high school graduation will ensure that students
earn more income and have better opportunities in the
future.
Increasing the number of high school graduates would help South
Carolina become better educated, have less poverty, and drastically
decrease the rate of crime.
Section 4: Mandatory high school graduation will not only benefit the individual
but also the state of South Carolina:
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Dropouts are more likely to be unemployed, have poor health, live in
poverty, receive public assistance, and be single parents. A high school
dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his/her
lifetime, and almost a million dollars less than a college graduate;
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The estimated tax revenue loss from every male between the ages of 25
and 34 years of age who did not complete high school would be
approximately $944 billion, with cost increases to public welfare and crime at
$24 billion;
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75% of America's state prison inmates are high school dropouts. A oneyear increase in average education levels would reduce arrest rates by 11%.
Section 5: When signed into law, mandatory high school graduation will take effect
on August 1, 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H50
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Rachael Keown; Jessica Garlington
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to require the termination of parental rights after second violation.
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: As of right now, there is no limit on the number of chances a parent has
to regain custody of their children after the Department of Social
Services has placed them in foster care.
Section 2: Because there is no limit to the number of chances a parent has to
regain custody, children in foster care are not being raised in the proper
environment.
Section 3: Once a child is removed from their home, within reason, parents should
be given the opportunity to regain custody after completing a treatment
plan. If the child is removed from the home a second time, the parental
rights will automatically be terminated and the child will be placed into
foster care to be adopted and ensure the child grows up in the best
possible environment.
Section 4: The termination of parental rights after DSS has taken custody for the
second time would:
H. Prevent kids from moving in and out of foster care throughout their
childhood.
I. Decrease the amount of emotional and physical scaring on the child.
J. Insure that the child grows up in a more stable environment leading
to a more successful future.
Section 5: When signed into law on January 1, 2015, the State will be required to
terminate parental rights after the second removal from a home.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H51
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Allison King; Logan Saunders
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Allow Pre-Selected Foods to be Purchased with Food Stamps
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This act shall be known as the Fit Food Stamp Act (FFSA) and will be a
Welfare Cash Assistance program.
Section 2: This bill promotes a healthy diet and lifestyle. Food Stamp recipients
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be permitted to purchase only supplementary foods from each main food
group. For example, instead of buying potato chips with regular food
stamps you could buy granola bars or some other nutritious snack.
Section 3: Those who use the FFSA to its fullest potential will be guaranteed both
Medicaid and/or Medicare as a reward for their efforts in pursuing a
healthier lifestyle. Those who don’t register for the FFSA will have to sign
up for Medicaid and Medicare separately, using original methods but with
this act, we will change that. Currently, if you are eligible for Medicaid
then you may or may not be eligible for Medicare once you reach the
designated age, but with the passage of this bill we will allow each
recipient to be allowed both Medicaid and Medicare when applicable.
Section 4: The funding for the FFSA will come from the same account that the
current Medicaid, Medicare, and food stamps is drawn from.
Section 5: When signed into law, this change will take place on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H52
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Alexis Kiriakides; Tori Zambrano
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Increase High School Graduation
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECTION 1: The current high school drop-out age is 17. This bill proposes to
abolish the right of South Carolina public school students to drop out of high school.
SECTION 2: In doing so, we will increase the education level of South Carolina
residents.
SECTION 3: Students who do not graduate have been found to be more involved in
crime, drugs and jail, have a lower earning potential, and have a lower overall
health. Therefore by denying students the right to drop out we would be decreasing
all of these consequences.
SECTION 4: When signed into law, this bill will take effect on January 1, 2015 for
all students who have not yet reached the age of 17.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H53
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Ragon Lister; Sara Grace Ingram
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Change the Grading Scale
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1:The current state grading scale states that an “A” is 93-100 percent, a
“B” is 85-92 percent, a “C” is 77-84 percent, a “D” is 70-76 percent, and an “F” is
anything below a 70. The grading scale would be changed to a ten point grading
scale. This would make an “A” be 90-100, etc.
Section 2: The state grading scale will change to a ten point grading scale which
will enable the grades earned in South Carolina to be fairly compared to 48 states
in the country.
Section 3: Because students in other states have an unfair advantage over students
in South Carolina of getting accepted into a better college, the ten point grading
scale would equalize the possibilities of getting accepted into a prestigious college.
Section 4: This bill would benefit student grades in South Carolina, make an “A” 90100 percent instead of 93-100 percent. It would also help students in South
Carolina to have an equal opportunity as students who live in other states to get
into college.
Section 5: When signed into law, the grading scale would change to a ten point
grading scale in the 2015-2016 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H54
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Melanie Matters; Maggie Matters
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Increase the Amount of Lighting on Dark Roads and Dangerous
Intersections
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: South Carolina roads have a major lack of lighting. Many roads are not
properly illuminated leaving the roads very dark and dangerous at night time. Many
fatal accidents have occurred that may have been prevented with more lighting on
the roads.
Section 2: South Carolina is currently not funding any additional lighting to the
roads. In order to add lighting to the roads and maintain the lighting, property
taxes will increase by 3% for upper-class living, 2% for middle class living, and 1%
for lower-class living.
Section 3: Because some people may not be able to pay this increase in tax,
private donations are accepted to offset the lower class living’s tax.
Section 4: Revenue from this tax would fund:
A. The installation of lighting to dangerous roads where accidents occur
frequently after daylight hours.
B. Up keep by government employees.
C. The materials that would be needed to replace the bulbs over time.
Section 5: When signed into law, the first tax increase will take place on January
1st, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H55
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Hannah Minnick; Anna Lollis
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Prohibit Children Under 12 Years Old to Be Home Without Adult
Supervision
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Section 1: Children under the age of 12 will no longer be allowed to stay home
without adult supervision due to the increasing acceptance of this
trend and the dangers that accompany it.
Section 2: This change will increase the safety and wellbeing of children. The
legal minimum age of staying home alone will also increase the
performance of children in school. In addition, it will also decrease the
number of teenage crimes since abandonment as a child often leads to
rebellious teenagers.
Section 3: When signed into law, the legal minimum age for adults to leave
children home alone will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H56
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Zane Mitchell; Kody Trujillo
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Will Logan; Senator Nolan Anderson
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Establish Social Periods
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECTION 1: currently, there is no designated time for students to take a break
while they are in school. This bill requires there to be one
SECTION 2: These social periods would allow the student to have time to socialize
with friends, take a nap, get caught up on homework, or just whatever the student
wishes to do.
SECTION 3: There shall be a 45 minute social period that immediately follows the
students’ lunch period.
SECTION 4: Since this law requires an extra class period to be added, the normal
start of the day would be 15 minutes earlier and also 30 minutes longer.
SECTION 5: When signed into law, this bill will become law for the 2015-2016
school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H57
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Hannah Osborne; Bailey Hack
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Administer the MyFuture Exam in Education
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Section 1: In South Carolina, students are required to participate in the education
system until the age of 17. They may drop out at that time or continue to graduate
from high school. The goal of this bill is to administer an aptitude and interest test,
called MyFuture, at the end of 8th grade to help students decide on an education
path that may include traditional high school, vocational training, or religious-based
schooling. Authorizing this test will show students and parents the strengths,
interests, and abilities the child demonstrates. If the student excels in a certain
area, they have the option to follow that path instead of proceeding with South
Carolina’s current education route.
Section 2: Instead of administering standardized tests such as, MAPS or PASS,
the Department of Education would use the money that funds those tests to
implement the MyFuture exam.
Section 3: The South Carolina Department of Education would enforce the
administration of the test. Local school districts would be charged with
administering the test to every eighth grade student prior to the student’s
departure from middle school.
Section 4: Including the MyFuture exam in the education system will improve the
state as a whole. Students’ work ethic would increase because students will be able
to study what they enjoy or excel in. Dropout rates will decrease because students
will have a sense of purpose from their education. There will be economic growth
throughout the state because every person will have a more meaningful function in
society. European countries have shown that people who excel in a certain area
and continue that route, have a higher work ethic and want to continue to stay
productive.
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8, 2015. First priority will go to middle schools and students finishing 8th grade.
Students who are high school freshmen in the year 2014-2015 will be given an
opportunity to take the MyFuture exam on May 14, 15, or 16, 2015 for a fee of $50.
Scholarships will be available to those students who qualify for free lunch.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H58
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Emily Reid; Gabriel Wachowski
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
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An Act to Require Drivers past the Age of 75 to Retake the Driving Test
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Only a vision and hearing test is required for elderly drivers past the
age of 65 in South Carolina currently. After the age of 75, a driving test, parallel to
the one took before receiving an initial license, will be required before renewing
ones license.
Section 2: No extra cost is needed for this test considering since a payment is
required for the renewal of the license.
Section 3: This new law would require:
A. A vision and hearing test after the age of 65 every three years.
B. A driving test required after the age of 75.
Section 4: When signed into law, the first increase will take place on January 1,
2015.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will go into effect on October 1, 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H60
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Anna Shaw; Abbey Shaw
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED:
An act to add Keyboarding to the Elementary School requirements
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently in South Carolina for a student to graduate high school they
must have successfully completed a half unit of keyboarding.
Section 2: Most students do not take keyboarding until they are in middle school
and we believe that students should learn how to type and navigate computers at a
much earlier age.
Section 3: Our world is currently centered around technology, therefore students
should have access to attend a class in elementary school to better prepare them
on how to quickly navigate their computers.
Section 4: This law would improve student’s ability to complete class projects,
essays, and better understanding of computers and how to type.
Section 5: The law would require students in fourth and fifth grade to begin taking
keyboarding classes, to improve their typing abilities.
Section 6: When signed into law, this bill will take effect in the August 2015 school
year.
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BILL NUMBER: H61
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Abby Tessitore; Maddie Wike
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Bill to Divide Classes Based on Learning Style
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Section 1: In grades 1 and 5, fall MAP testing in schools will be replaced with an
Official Learning Styles Exam. The exam will determine whether students are global
or analytical thinkers and learners. The results of the exam will determine whether
the student is placed in a primarily globally or analytically taught classes. It will
help the teacher know what methods and materials to use in certain classes, in
middle and high schools, and what teacher students have in elementary schools.
Section 2: Tony Wagner, the author of The Global Achievement Gap, states that
1/3 of students that graduate from high school are unprepared for further college
education. To better prepare students, they should be taught alongside similar
peers with materials best suited for their learning style. Global (right brained)
thinkers prefer to learn by trial and error, stories, pictures, group learning, and
tactual involvement. Analytical (left-brained) thinkers prefer to learn through
structured approaches, or by a step-by-step process that is logical, predictable, and
consistent. No one learning style is better than another, but they are certainly
different and should be taught so. If students are taught from a young age, the way
their brains are engineered, it is proven that they will retain more information.
Section 3: Standards of learning will still be determined by the South Carolina
Department of Education for both types of classes. In elementary schools, teachers
will be interviewed to determine whether they are better suited to teach global or
analytical students. In middle schools and high schools, teachers will teach both
global and analytical students based on the class period.
Section 4: The funds for this test will come from replacing one MAP test in the fall
of grades 1 and 5. It will be distributed by teachers and school administration
electronically, unless requested otherwise.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H62
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Connor Thorne; Austin Dixon
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Will Logan; Senator Nolan Anderson
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Mandate Break Time in All Public High Schools
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Section 1:
Currently high school students are not allowed break time during the
high school day.
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A 15 minute break time will allow students to exercise and to release
excess energy.
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A 15 minute break time will not adversely affect the academic school
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Two minutes will be subtracted from each class period to allow for the
break time.
Section 5:
When signed into law, this bill will be effective on the first day of the
2015/2016 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H63
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Matthew Tinsley; Nick Burns
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An act to integrate Instant Runoff Voting in South Carolina
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Section 1:
Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a system of voting that allows people
to pick their second and third choice of elected official in case a runoff vote were to
take place. Currently, Instant Runoff Voting is used in South Carolina only in
Federal and State Primary runoffs for overseas voters.
Section 2:
This new integration of IRV would be used by all South Carolina
voters in the elections of City Council Members and Mayors.
Section 3:
This change in voting would save South Carolina lots of money on
voting days because it would require less workers and voting sites. It would also
save money because there would be no need to send another ballot to an oversea
voter if they had already picked their second choice in case of a runoff.
Section 4:
The money saved from this bill would result in an equal tax decrease
of all sources of taxes being used to fund voting in South Carolina.
Section 5:
When signed into law, the first applicable elections will take place
after January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H64
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Kaylyn Tyler; Isabelle Headrick
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Eastside High School
AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Increase Literacy in Public Schools
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Section 1: General educators in elementary schools, grades second through fifth,
whose student’s score above average on the PASS reading exam for at least
five consecutive years and excel in a state-wide vocabulary understanding
program, will be given the option to teach in a Title I school for an increased salary
of ten thousand dollars per year.
Section 2: The educators that choose to accept teaching in the Title I schools will
be able to accept open positions already available in the school, or have the option
to teach a direct-literacy class to the kindergarten to third grade students. This
class is meant to reinforce common vocabulary and reading skills to the students
who have either fallen behind or missed entirely the lessons.
Section 3: This bill will guarantee that educators will not, “teach to the test,” due
to qualification being dependent on a combination of both standardized test scores
and a language understanding program. This bill will ensure ample motivation for
educators to comprehensively educate students on literacy.
Section 4: Funding for the salary increase and direct-literacy classes will come
from:
A. A two-cent increase on the state education lottery tax.
B. A four million dollar education stipend from the Common Core
Curriculum.
Section 5: When signed into law, the first phases of qualification for this program
will begin after PASS testing in April 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H65
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Viktor Smith; Danielle Dechant; Elisabeth Collins
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Greenville High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to remove standardized testing from public schools
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Section 1: A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers
to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common
bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a
“standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare
the relative performance of individual students or groups of students.
Section 2: Standardized testing in its current state lacks the ability to aid
students in the pursuit of educational satisfaction.
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Section 4: Other issues spawning from standardized testing include debates on
reliability, discrimination and pertinence to current curriculum taught in
state-funded schools.
Section 5: Standardized testing lacks the ability to measure certain aspects of a
student’s potential within the tenure of his/her educational experience.
Section 6: Federal funding afforded to schools based on their standardized test
scores shall be replaced with equal funding as a blanket policy within a
school district, therefore, all schools shall receive the same amount of
funding, regardless of test scores.
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schools over a two to four year period and be completely removed by
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H66
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Sarah Christenbury; Wilson Smith
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Greenville High School
Tax Credit for Animal Adoption
An Act to provide Tax Credit for Adoption and Fostering Pets from Kill Shelters
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Section 1: We propose a tax credit of $50 per animal for claiming pets from kill
shelters.
Section 2: This applies to cats and dogs from registered kill shelters. A list of
registered shelters would be available for the public.
Section 3: The claiming of pets would be limited according to other information
filled out on the general tax credit.
Section 4: Animals picked up off the streets may be claimed by taking them to a
registered shelter to certify that you are really taking home the pet, then it can be
brought home and claimed.
Section 5: If a household is deemed unfit or the animal is in danger, the pets may
be removed along with the tax credit option.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H67
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Sloane Perkins; Alexander Hammeran
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access the school browsers. School filters will still apply so students cannot use
school wi-fi to look up inappropriate activities such as porn and the like. Magnet
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school zone, underground cabling will be implemented in order to also prevent the
wi-fi from going out during a snow storm or ice storm. Different companies will be
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H68
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Jacob Rabinovitch; Jayrajsinh Gohil
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Hamza Ahmed; Senator Ryan Moughan
SCHOOL/CLUB: Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Introduce a Unicameral Legislature in South Carolina
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Section 1:
Currently, the South Carolina system of government consists of a bicameral
legislature, which is a system of government based on the existence of two
legislative chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. A unicameral
legislature, by definition consists of only one chamber. This bill would reform the
current legislature by consolidating the two chambers into one.
Section 2:
The 46 members of the South Carolina Senate would, under this law, fullfill all
duties and responsibilities of the legislative branch of government. With fewer
members involved, the productivity of the South Carolina legislature would
dramatically increase. Additionally, with fewer positions in legislature, talent would
be focused in such a way that the SC legislature represents only the best of the
best.
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This bill is necessary because the two- house system is inefficient, unnecessary, and
it has been outdated since British rule. This reformed legislature has proven to be
cheaper, more cost efficient, and much more effective. A prime model of this
system lies in the state of Nebraska, where the bill was passed with a vote of
286,086 to 193,152. To illustrate the effectiveness of the new system, the last
bicameral session in 1935 ran 110 days, passed 192 bills and cost $202,593. The
first unicameral session two years later ran 98 days, passed 214 bills and cost
$103,445. South Carolina could use this saved revenue to increase funding for
public school systems.
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When signed into law, this bill will become fully effective by June 9th, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H69
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Joe Bay; Victoria Cannon
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Greenville Technical Charter High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Increase the Size of the Surgeon Generals Labels on Cigarette Packaging
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Section 1:
It is required that all cigarette packages sold in the state of South Carolina have a
large SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING as required by Federal Trade Commission
across the front label.
Section 2:
The label statement required by Section 1 shall cover the width and half the length
of the front label of all cigarette packages. The SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING will
be in all capital letters and appear in a conspicuous, clear, and legible type that
contrasts other printed material on the package.
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Cigarette packages will be asked to approve a new design label that meet the
standards described in Section 2. Distributors will be required to send an inventory
keeping track of cigarette packages being shipped into South Carolina.
Section 4:
Any person, company, or business to violate the provisions of this bill shall be
charged with a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of
not more than $10,000 and no less than $500. (Fines depend upon severity of the
crime).
Section 5:
Enforcement of this act will begin on January 1, 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H70
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Zadiyah Kissai
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Greenville Technical Charter High School
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An Act to Protect Children from Domestic Violence
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current law regarding the protection of children against domestic
violence is a victim of domestic violence may file a restraining order against the
abusive parent for themselves or on behalf of a child.
Section 2: It must be mandatory for a parent to file a restraining order against the
abusive parent on behalf of the child and to request a third party advocate to
represent the child. The third party advocate needs to make contact with the
custodial parent of the child within forty-eight hours of initial notification. Third
party advocates can be Guardian Ad Litem, Child Protective Services, etc.
Section 3: Currently, it is optional for a victim of domestic violence to file a
restraining order against the abusive parent on behalf of the child. A third party
advocate is needed to represent the best interests of the child in the event that the
custodial parent cannot or will not.
Section 4: As a result of this law:
A. Children who live with domestic violence will be protected against further
harm.
B. Children will receive advocate service within forty-eight hours within the
initiation of a restraining order, which will decrease the likelihood the
abusive parent causing any further harm to the child.
C. It will benefit a child’s well-being and stability and help him/her to adapt
even better to his/her environment.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H71
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Saman Jabari; William Zemp
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Hammond School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Limit the Financial Support to Families
Over 5 Children Living off Government Support
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Section 1: Currently, there is no limit on the number of kids a family that is living
off of government financial support can have.
Section 2: Families with 5 or more children under the age 18 will only receive
financial support for 5 of the children.
Section 3: The parents of the children will be given choices as to what will happen
to their children after the fifth child:
1) The children after the fifth child will be placed in foster care.
2) The parents may choose a suitable relative with which the child/children
could live.
3) The parents will be offered job interviews for a job where they could
support over five
children and will be checked on by people in case of assistance with
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Section 4: Money saved from this bill would fund:
1) Government funded facilities such as public schools and libraries.
2) Government funded activities such as highway and building constructions.
Section 5: When signed into law, it will take effect on January 1, 2020.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H73
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Anna Kofoed; Emily Wright
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: J.L. Mann High School
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An Act to Prevent Universities from Changing Students’ Tuition During Enrollment
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill will put an end to changing tuition during students’ enrollment
at any public college or university. Many students struggle to afford school
freshman year. They have to drop out or switch schools sophomore year because
the tuition changes. This needs to be stopped.
Section 2: When a student first enrolls in a public college or university, that student
needs to know what their tuition will be. This rate of tuition cannot change over the
course of their enrollment. The only exception to this will be if a student receives or
loses a scholarship. If a student has behavioral, academic, or athletic issues that
cause them to not meet the standards of a scholarship, the scholarship can be
taken away, causing tuition to rise. Also, if a student has behavioral, academic, or
athletic issues that cause them to meet and/or go beyond the standards of a
scholarship, a scholarship can be given, causing tuition to decrease. This is the only
reason tuition can change for the enrollment of a student of a public college or
university. If a public college or university does decide to change its tuition rates,
these changes can only be implemented on incoming freshmen.
Section 3: This bill does not require any funding.
Section 4: This bill will be enforced by the State Department of Education. All public
colleges and universities will be required to send in a report of all students’ tuitions
for that year. Also, students who feel like their tuition is being unjustly changed will
be able to report the issue.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect January of 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H74
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Jonathan Gundana; David Schmitt
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: J.L. Mann High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Ban Wearable Devices in Public School
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Wearable Devices are defined as miniature electronic devices that are
worn by the bearer under, with or on top of clothing. Examples of these would
include Smart watches and or smart glasses.
Section 2: Wearable Devices are an up and coming technology that could possible
provide an unfair advantage in Public schools. The purpose of banning the devices
would be to not allow the spread of cheating and distractions in school.
Section 3: The ban would be enforced and payed for by the school district. The
cost would be little to none at all due to the fact that it will be the faculty of the
school looking for the devices. The faculty will just have to be trained to be able to
detect the wearable devices.
Section 4: The Bill will be strictly enforced by the school faculty just as how
schools cellphone policies are enforced. However there will be a no tolerance policy
for these types of devices. This is due to the privacy concerns these devices bring
and the unfair advantages they bring to school work.
Section 5: This bill will be signed into law and take effect on August 19, 2015
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BILL NUMBER: H75
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Katherine All; Kathryn Simmons
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: J.L. Mann High School
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An Act to Increase Funding for PATH
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Section 1: One out of every seventeen adults in America lives with a serious
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illness, and approximately 60% of these people receive no mental health
services. In the homeless population, 25% of single adults suffer from a
serious mental illness. PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from
Homelessness) is a grant program that provides financial aid to agencies
that assist people with serious mental illness, including those with cooccurring substance use disorders, who are experiencing homelessness or
at imminent risk of becoming homeless.
Section 2: Currently, PATH is allocated $300,000 to distribute to mental health and
housing programs by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.
This bill would increase that amount to $500,000, allowing the program to
further provide aid to the mentally ill.
Section 3: The additional $200,000 dollars will come from the $1,000,000 fund
previously allocated to constructing pharmaceutical automated dispensing
machines by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.
Section 4: This bill will be enforced by the South Carolina Department of Mental
Health.
Section 5: Once signed into law, this bill will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H76
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Samantha Hutter; Megan Keech
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: J.L. Mann High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Change the Attendance Policy of Public Schools
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, students are allowed to miss up to ten days of school. These
absences are separated into excused and unexcused by the state
government, but both count towards the total. Once a student reaches
ten absences, the only reasons that student is permitted to be absent is
for medical reasons with a doctor’s note, religious reasons, or for a death
in the family. Students in high school are required to attend certain
classes for a minimum number of hours in order to receive credit for the
class.
Section 2: This bill will change the attendance policy to allow students a maximum
of six unexcused absences a year in each class, or three per semester
class. A record of excused absences will also be kept, but there will be no
maximum number. However, students will still be required to have the
minimum amount of seat time, and must make up seat time hours if they
are absent for more time than the class requires to receive credit, as the
policy already states in most schools.
Section 3: No funding would be required for this bill, since it would only be slightly
changing the policies that schools already enforce. However, if a student
wishes to serve seat time, then they must pay the standard fee.
Section 4: School attendance offices will call home to verify the validity of
absences with parents and would require a doctor’s note or parent letter
containing one of the other excused absence situations. This is already
the policy in most schools. Once a student reaches a total of four
unexcused absences in a year or two in a semester class, the attendance
clerk will call the students guardian and alert them of the absences.
Districts will be responsible for determining a proper consequence if a
student exceeds the number of unexcused absences.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H77
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Taylor Rogers; Kathryn Dorcas
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: J.L. Mann High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Legalize the Distribution of Random Drug Tests
to Athletes Involved in High School-Sponsored Sports
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Section 1: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse released a new
study that stated 17% of high school students are using drugs throughout the
school day. In 2013, an average of 22.7% of high school seniors smoked pot
regularly. With each approaching school year the number of students involved in
school sponsored athletics increases. In 2014 alone, 55.5% of high scholars play a
sport of some kind thus increasing the number of those taking part in drug usage.
The use of these drugs is not only harming to the child that is using them during
said sport; it is also harmful to the teammates and competitors they come in to
contact with. The students using these drugs are not in their right mind causing
them to do things in which they would usually not do such as hurting others. This
bill would require student athletes to undergo at least two random drug tests per
sport season, the number of them taking part of illegal drug use would dramatically
decrease.
Section 2: By the initiation of this bill, high school student athletes would be
required to undergo a minimum of two drugs tests per sport season. This would
reduce the number of unnecessary injuries that are caused by ignorant students
under the influence of illegal drugs while participating in school sporting events.
Requiring students to undergo these drug tests will also prepare them for any
college sports they may be a part of which require drug tests for their players. If
the student athlete refuses to undergo at least two mandatory drugs tests, they will
not be allowed to play the sport and will be suspended for a week.
Section 3: In order to fund this bill, there will be an added $20 fee to the already
in order equipment fee that athletes pay to take part in each sport. This $20 would
pay for two $10 dollar drug tests. If more drug tests are wanted by each school,
there will be an added $10 fee per test requested. Each additional test will be
funded by the school.
Section 4: Each individual school district would enforce this bill. They will
determine the number of drug tests while making sure each athlete undergoes at
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firing and possible facing of charges.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H79
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Caroline Brooks
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Mauldin High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Include Sales Tax in Display Price
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Merchants do not display sales tax prices with their product prices.
Sales tax is calculated and added at the point of sale.
Section 2: Sales tax will be pre-calculated and included with the price displayed to
the customer before the time of sale.
Section 3: This would speed up the process of business transactions, and would
prompt businesses to round their prices in order to reduce error.
Section 4: In order to enforce this policy, formal reports of product prices and
sales will be sent in with tax forms. This would help to price that the tax price is
shown to the customer along with the product price.
Section 5: If a business does not comply, they will be fined one hundred dollars
when reports are processed.
Section 6: When signed in to law, this policy will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H80
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Johnny Jajack; Spencer Bradshaw
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Mauldin High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to make South Carolina a No Kill state
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Section 1: Currently South Carolina allows, or even encourages, the euthanasia of
animals in our shelters.
Section 2: The state will require animals shelters make every effort to prevent the
euthanasia of savable animals including, but not limited to, making better efforts to
return lost animals, a reasonable period of time for owners to claim their animal,
shelters not being allowed to euthanize animals at the request of a their owners,
being open for adoptions seven days a week, being open to the public during
nonworking hours, working hours are defined as eight to five, animals may not be
euthanized due to being past their holding period, and if an animal must be
euthanized due to concerns of health and safety it must be done in the most
humane and compassionate way possible.
Section 3: Existing funding for animal control/rescue organizations would be used
to enforce this law.
Section 4: The funding would also be used to build new animal shelters, and/or
expand existing Shelters. It would also be used to promote new, better, or
expanded adoption programs and to expand foster care for animals.
Section 5: This bill would save thousands of innocent animals that could otherwise
be adopted.
Section 6: If a shelter becomes full then that shelter must transfer the animals that
cannot be housed at that shelter to a shelter that is not full.
Section 7: This bill go into effect immediately upon the signature of the youth
governor.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H81
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Alaynah Traurig; Sarah Hesketh
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Mauldin High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to have Mandatory Sentences for Animal Cruelty
BE IT HEAR BY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECTION 1: The current penalties for animal abuse in South Carolina are by
imprisonment not exceeding sixty days or by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than four hundred dollars for a first offense, by imprisonment not
exceeding ninety days or by a fine not exceeding eight hundred dollars, or both, for
the second offense; or by imprisonment not exceeding two years or by a fine not
exceeding two thousand dollars or both for a third or following offense.
SECTION 2: The state animal cruelty sentences will increase by fifteen days for the
first offense, an increase to three hundred days for the second offense, and an
increase to two years in jail each offense thereafter. An additional three hundred
dollars to each fine for each offense.
SECTION 3: Due to the increase of animal cruelty cases recently, stricter penalties
are needed to prevent mistreatment of animals.
SECTION 4: The proposed penalties for animal abuse are by imprisonment not
exceeding seventy-five days or by fine of not less than four hundred dollars nor
more than eight hundred dollars for a first offense, by imprisonment not exceeding
three hundred and ninety days or by fine not surpassing eleven hundred dollars or
both for a second offense; or by imprisonment of four years and by a fine not
exceeding two thousand three hundred dollars for a third or subsequent offense.
SECTION 5: Vigorous disincentives to animal abuse would benefit the citizens of
South Carolina because:
A. Animals in the humane societies would decrease
B. Improved funding for animal shelters (Through increased fines)
C. A possible decrease in care fees/ adoption for animals
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H82
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Jonathan Nichols; Trey Yanity
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Mauldin High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Allow Exemptions on Final Exams
BE IT HERBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: In many districts across the state of South Carolina, school policy
mandates that all high school students must take a final exam at the end of
the school year. This bill will create a law allowing high school students to
exempt final exams.
Section 2: The state law would be changed to where a student with an “A”
average, 93%-100%, for the entire school year in an Honors or College Prep
(CP) course can exempt the course’s Final Exam.
Section 3: This bill would:
A. Allow students to exempt their Final Exams in Honors and CP classes;
B. This bill would only apply to students with an “A” average for the year;
C. Prevent students from damaging a grade in a course they have already
proven they have knowledge of;
Section 4: When signed into law, the law will take effect on August 18, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H83
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Annie Chapman; Haley Belcher
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Jack Schaible
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
Race and Ethnicity Question
An Act to Remove the Race and Ethnicity Questions from the
State’s Standardized Tests and State College Applications
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: On multiple current standardized tests and state college applications
applicants and test takers are asked to provide their ethnicity.
Section 2: These questions are subjective and irrelevant to the student’s academic
ability and eligibility for a college. They simply allow the person reading the
answers to judge the questioned person positively or negatively based on their
ethnicity.
Section 3: This bill, if passed, will ban this type of question from appearing on any
state standardized tests or state college applications.
Section 4: When signed into law, the act would fall into effect on January 1, 2015
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H84
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Catherine Gibson; McRae Lawrence
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Jack Schaible
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
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An Act to Require Drivers to Retake their Tests
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Section 1: Currently, citizens have to pass one driving test in his or her lifetime,
unless his or her license has been expired for nine months. All people would have to
retake their driving test every ten years after they received their initial license.
Section 2: The age for people to get their license would remain the same, but the
state law will require people to retake the driving test every ten years in order to
receive their drivers license. People do have to renew their license every ten years,
but now the driving test would be included in the renewal process.
Section 3: If people are found with an expired driver’s license all South Carolina
laws regarding an expired driver’s license will apply.
Section 4: The money received from the fines for an expired driver’s license will go
to fund the DMV.
Section 5: If a person fails the test, he or she will be able to retake it in one week
after his or her first or second failure, and sixty days after a third failed attempt,
which is the current rule.
Section 6: Requiring people to retake their Driving Tests will consist of the
following benefits:
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The roads will be safer, resulting in less accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
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Possible decrease in insurance costs.
Section 7: When signed into law, this would take effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H85
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Caroline Kester; Caroline Hills; Elizabeth Herring
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Sam Jones
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
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An Act to Mandate that the driver or passenger of a
vehicle cannot smoke with anyone under the age of 18 present
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current law states smoking is allowed in a vehicle in any situation.
Section 2: This law would forbid any driver or passenger in a vehicle from smoking
with a person under the age of 18 present.
Section 3: The use of cigarettes by people under the age of eighteen is illegal and
the risks of secondhand smoke can be fatal.
Section 4: This law would prevent the exposure of minors to secondhand smoke in
small confined spaces.
A. Decrease the amount of second-hand smoke inhaled by minors.
B. Decrease breathing problems developed by minors (i.e. asthma)
C. The fine for breaking this law would be $100 for a first offense,
$300 for a second offense, $500 for a third or more offenses.
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will take place on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H86
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Wimberly Zadig; Zack Lutz
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senators Sam Jones & Wil Limehouse
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
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An Act To Require Public Schools To Have Teachers and
Faculty Trained in CPR/AED and First Aid
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1:
Section 59-25-20 Article 1 of the South Carolina Codes of Laws, which sets
forth the minimum requirements of teachers in South Carolina, is silent about
South Carolina teachers being required to have CPR/AED and First Aid certification.
Also, Section 59-25-110 Article 3 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, which defines
the certifications and requirements to become a South Carolina teacher, states,
"The State Board of Education, by rules and regulations, shall formulate and
administer a system for the examination and certification of teachers." According to
Section 110, the state does not directly have any requirements for hiring public
school teachers.
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This act will require for teachers in the South Carolina public school system
to be certified in CPR/AED and First Aid. Private schools, will have a letter that will
be sent to them recommending CPR/AED and First Aid certification for all teachers
and administrators. A class will be administered in every South Carolina public
school that will be administered by an American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid
instructor.
Section 3:
A prospective teacher must obtain certification in CPR/AED and First Aid in
order to apply for the teaching or administrative position in the state’s public school
system. For existing teachers, certification classes will be offered at the school, and
the existing teachers must pay a nominal fee to get certified.
Section 4:
Having certified teachers in first aid and CPR would:
A.Create a safe environment for students and teachers.
B.Help control and assist school medical emergencies.
C.Encourage businesses, private schools, and citizens to become
certified.
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When signed into law, Section 3 of the act will go into effect immediately and
Section 2 of the act will go into effect 3 weeks before the 2015 school year started
to have every teacher hired before the signing trained and certified before the start
of the school year. Every two years after the initial certification of 2015, teachers
and faculty will be re-certified.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H87
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Bjore Samard; Dalton Sheeks
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Bjore Samard
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
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EUTHANASIA: A bill to legalize physician assisted suicide
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Key entities that will be affected by this bill would be Doctors, Patients,
and the Medical Field as a whole.
Section 2: The need for this proposal is to put patients that are suffering out of
their pain and suffering. Threw out many nursing homes in the U.S.
there are patients slowly dying that are miserable and most of them just
want it to end.
Section 3: Our proposal is to give people an extra option. If they are suffering
and they are going to die why not give them the option to opt out. It
would start out as contacting a doctor and having a series of meetings
fully making sure that this is what they wanted. After these meetings
they would then be able to take a shot by a licensed Doctor that will kill
them humanely.
Section 4: The ending result being that people will get to go out there own way
and not months down the road full of suffering. It will also save the
clinics and physicians thousands of dollars of medicine and medical
supplies that would have been used on that person. It will also save the
families of these people money. It will also bring clinics more money by
opening space for more residents and patients.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect on January 1st 2015
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H88
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Will Garrett; Austin Phillips
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
A bill to increase the amount of time student athletes have to complete homework
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Section 1:
All student athletes will be affected by this proposal and all of their
teachers. The grades of the student athletes will also be affected in
positive way.
Section 2: There is a need for this proposal because the grades of the student
athletes are dropping due to uncompleted homework. Students should
get their homework done on time, but it is a difficult task due to
practice, ect.
Section 3: This bill should not be taken lightly because students could fall behind
in their studies. However, this bill should be great because it could
increase the time for studying and decrease the amount of stress on
student athletes.
Section 4: This bill should decrease the amount of stress on student athletes and
increase their scores. This bill is good because it requires no funding.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H89
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Alex Hyslop; Crenshaw Banks
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A Bill To Be Entitled
A bill to give tax breaks to small businesses that provide
their employees with health insurance.
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Section I:
If a business, deemed to be small, provides its employees with health
insurance the small
business will be granted a tax break of 5%.
Section II: The businesses which provide their employees with health care will get
a break in their taxes, although no penalty will be imposed on small
businesses that choose not to provide health care to their employees.
Section III:
This bill will be enforced by the SC Department of Revenue.
Section IV:
There is no funding needed for this bill.
Section V: This bill will become effective immediately after its passage.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H90
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Manon Courbon; Ivy Ledford
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
HELP PROTECT YOUR HEAD
A bill to require anyone on a motorcycle/moped to wear a helmet
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Section 1: This bill is mean to help protect and lessen the risk of the owner and
any other user of a motorcycle/moped of any head injuries. Head
injuries are the number one injuries whenever a motorcycle/moped
crash. Head injuries can cause disabilities. Head injuries are also
associated cause of death.
Section 2: This bill will raise the age to where it applies to everyone that owns or
will get on a motorcycle/moped that they must wear a helmet before
going on a public street this includes but is not limited to neighborhood
streets.
Section 3: This bill would be enforced by law enforcement.
Section 4: If the bill is broken for the first time the owner of the vehicle will have
to pay between $75-80, the second time they will have to pay $120, an
the third time they will have to pay $500 and also will have several
points taken away.
Section 5: If the bill is passed then the bill would be put to action 4 months after
approval. The bill would be put in the newspaper and on the radio and
TV.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H91
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Matthew Robison; Unshu Biyani
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Subsidize Veteran Wages in South Carolina
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Section 1: This proposal will impact veterans.
Section 2: Veterans in the state of South Carolina are not given the same
opportunities as most other prospective employees.
Section 3: The government of South Carolina will subsidize the wages for veterans
finding jobs, allowing for employers to hire veterans solely for their
capabilities rather than considering wages. The funds will come out of a
percentage of the state property taxes.
Section 4: If this proposal is passed, veterans will have a guaranteed source of
payment and will have an easier time living in the state after returning
from the military.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H92
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Natalie Sprinkle; Gabriella DeLuca
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An act to perform drug testing before any eligible citizen may obtain a South
Carolina driver’s license.
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Section I:
This bill proposes to perform drug testing before any eligible citizen
may obtain a South Carolina driver’s license.
Section II: Drug testing a citizen before they may obtain a driver’s license will
create a safer driving environment in South Carolina. A person that is
under the influence of drugs is not capable of driving correctly and
therefore is more likely to cause an accident, putting himself as well as
others in danger.
Section III:
This bill requires funding for the drug test itself, which will be
provided through state taxes.
Section IV:
If a South Carolina citizen wanting to obtain a license fails the
drug test, they will not be allowed to obtain the license. They must wait
a minimum of 6 months to reapply for a driver’s license, as well as pass
another drug test.
Section V: When signed to law, this bill will be enforced on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H93
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Hayden Pruitt; Jacquelyn May
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
A bill to Start School at a Later Time
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OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section I: To make school start an hour earlier
Section II: Citizens under the age of 18 needs more sleep because it enables
children to concentrate more in school and driving, and also allows them
to have a healthier lifestyle.
Section III:
This bill allows children to concentrate better in school, allowing
schools as a whole to increase test scores. It also allows teenagers to
become better drivers, which will decrease the amount of teenage car
wrecks. Lastly, it allows children to have a healthier lifestyle, decreasing
the states obesity ratings.
Section IV:
It will increase test scores in schools, decrease the amount of
teenage car wrecks, and decrease state obesity rates.
Section V: This bill is to be enacted by August 4th of 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H94
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Jessie Boulos; Kayla Rose
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
A Bill to Limit the Amount of Children per Teacher in the Classroom
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Section I: A bill to limit an elementary school classroom to no more than 18 kids
per teacher, in South Carolina.
Section II: Reducing the number of students per teacher in elementary schools will
allow for more hands on and proper education, for our young children. The teachers
will be able to connect to each student’s needs for a more efficient and better
learning experience.
This bill will be funded by the department of education for each state.
Section III: The state government and each school district of the state will enforce
it.
Section IV: The penalty for failing to abide by this bill will result in the school being
charged $500 for each infraction.
Section V: This bill will be funded by the South Carolina State Department of
Education for each state.
Section VI: This bill will take effect at the beginning of the next school year, 20152016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H95
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Annamaria Tormey; Taylor Reeves
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Riverside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act To Ban Smoking in Vehicles when Children are Present
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill proposes to ban adults over the age of 18 to smoke in motor
vehicles with minors present.
Section 2: Banning smoking in motor vehicles while minors are present will keep
children safe. Chemicals from cigarettes can be very dangerous to anyone, but
especially to children under the age of 18 who suffer from asthma or other
lung/breathing issues.
Section 3: This bill requires no funding. The funds raised will come from the fines
of people who disobey this law. The funds will then go towards an awareness group
to make adults more aware of how harmful second hand cigarette smoke can be to
children.
Section 4: If an adult is breaking this law they will not be charged for a crime,
however they will have to pay a fine of $150 for the first offense and $250 for the
second offense. The fine will go up $100 every time after they are caught breaking
this law.
Section 5: When signed into law, this law will be enforced on January 1, 2015
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H96
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Kiersten Camlin; Price Rainwater
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: South Florence High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Introduce District Funded Student Tutoring By Students
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, many districts set aside funds for the purpose of
compensating
teachers who work overtime tutoring students. By
this bill, students would
become eligible to tutor other students in return for
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fund.
Section 2: Students wishing to provide tutoring services would have to meet the
following criteria:
A. Maintain a 95 or higher average in the subject the student
wishes to tutor in
B. Be approved by the teacher the student has taken the given
subject under
C. Be approved by school administration as to having no record
of out-of-school suspension or administrative hearings.
D. Observe teacher/student tutoring for 8 hours prior to tutoring
other students
Section 3: By enacting this bill, students would be given the opportunity to
supplement their family’s income while focusing on academics.
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peers for academic
assistance.
Section 4: Tutoring would continue in a school provided space (i.e.: media center)
under teacher supervision.
Section 5: No additional funding would be necessary for this bill. Monetary
compensation for tutoring students would come from a reduction in
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number of tutoring teachers.
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Section 6: The exact amount of payment for students would vary from school
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to school district. In every case, the hourly payment for
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three fourths the hourly payment of the supervising
and tutoring teachers.
Section 7: When signed into law, this bill will take effect at the beginning of the
2015-2016 school year.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H97
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Haley Moseley; Carrington Cain
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: South Florence High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An act to abolish income tax
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Section 2: This will grant many benefits
A. Could generate more revenue for the state
B. Eliminate any “loop holes” that are used with the current tax
system
a. “Under-the-table” jobs that are not factored into
individual income tax
b. People that do not have a steady income will still
contribute toward the revenue of the state
C. You only pay taxes on what you spend
a. You have the ability to control your finances in a more
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a. If someone is frugal, they will be taxed less, if they
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Every other item would see a 2% increase in sales tax taxes
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H98
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Corbin Witt; Kavon Hannah
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: South Florence High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
A Bill to Enact a Secondary Art Education in South Carolina Schools
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Section 1: In South Carolina currently, there is a lack of arts credits available to
students seeking their required fine arts credit for South Carolina college admission.
At some schools options are limited to a choice among Art, Drama, Band, and
Chorus. Career specific courses are rising within the state, and artistic courses
should not be exempt. Courses with specific focuses should be offered around the
state.
Section 2: The purpose of this bill is not only to provide more direct education for
arts student, but also to prevent overflow in the common arts courses.
Section 3: This bill will enact state standardized art courses including and limited
to a minimum of 8 various art courses.
A. Examples of classes provided through this bill could include Intro to Stage
Management, Light/Soundboard Technologies, Occupational Music, Music
Theory, Art Appreciation, Jazz Band, Beginning Band, Lyrical Voice,
Classical Music, Stage Production, Script Writing, Stage Direction,
Songwriting, Creative Writing, Computer Graphics, and Website Design,
among others.
B. Class determination and placement will be administered by the district.
Section 4: Funding for this bill will be provided by a one-cent tax increase on all
audio/visual equipment, instrument sales, art supplies, and other art-based
equipment.
A. This would be mapped out by the South Carolina Department of Revenue
upon the bill’s becoming law.
B. The revenue ruling created by the DOR would outline all items included
(and exempt) from this additional taxation.
C. This list would include, but would not be limited to--markers, erasers,
paint, microphones, amplifiers, sheet music, instruments, computers, etc.
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place on January 1, 2015, and new arts courses will commence in South Carolina
schools by January 1, 2016.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H99
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Anish Chaluvadi; Nikhil Vallabhaneni; Shreya Sama
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Southside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Reimburse South Carolina College Graduates
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Section 1: Because of the shortage of a well-educated workforce in South
Carolina, South Carolina college graduates who work in South Carolina
will be reimbursed a certain percentage of their total tuition fees,
creating an incentive for graduates to stay.
Section 2: In order to qualify for this reimbursement, one must:
A. be employed in the state of South Carolina
B. be a graduate from a South Carolina public college
C. have a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from South Carolina
Section 3: Every year that the college graduate works in South Carolina his/her
reimbursement total goes up by 2%.
Section 4: Money for reimbursements will come from restructured sin tax revenue,
or taxes collected from socially proscribed goods, like alcohol, tobacco,
and gambling.
Section 5: SC Department of Revenue will oversee the implementation of this
legislation
Section 6: This bill will go into effect January 1, 2015 upon passage and signature
by the Youth Governor.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H100
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Nikhita Chaubey; Bhumika Jakkaraddi
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Southside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Require Public School Teachers and Administration (K5-12)
to be certified in CPR, First Aid, and AED
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: All full time and part time teachers and administrators employed by the
public schools of South Carolina must be certified in CPR, First Aid, and
AED.
Section 2: Although it is a requirement to have at least 5 first responders in a
school at one time, requiring all teachers and administration to undergo
this training will greatly reduce the time before an individual receives any
needed treatments or procedures, thus increasing the efficiency with
which these emergencies are handled. Teachers will have to show proof of
certification to be employed, substitutes will not need to be certifies
unless subbing for over two weeks.
Section 3: The organization that certifies the employees will have to be approved
the school board, such as Red Cross. Other states that have implemented
this law have been able to get major discounts and some free certification
courses due to Red Cross volunteers.
Section 4: The benefits of this bill can be seen in:
A. By implementing this, everyone in the school will be able to obtain
immediate
help, rather than having to wait.
B. All public schools will become a safer environment.
C. In any case that the few people appointed as first responders are
not able give care, any administer or teacher will be prepared.
Section 5: When signed into law this will take place starting the 2015-2016 school
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H101
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Nathan Patnam
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Southside High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Standardize the Use of Technology in
All South Carolina Public School High Schools
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: All public high school students will be given the opportunity to be able
to bring and use their own electronic devices in the classroom.
Section 2: This bill will help decrease the student to computer ratio, helping a
larger number of students to become more technologically competent in
an effort to make them more familiar with the technologically dependent
real world.
Section 3: Student are not going to have the same ability to bring their own
personal electronic devices to school. As a result, this bill will serve only
as a convenience to people who have access to personal technology, but
in no way will serve as a limiting barrier towards who people who do not
have it.
Section 4: In addition to this schools will have to meet a minimum student to
computer ratio by having their own computers. This one time cost to buy
these computers can come from the SC capital reserve fund. In addition
there will need to be the following.
A. One full time network administrator per 40 servers and/or 5
locations
B. One full-time technical support person for every 150 to 300
computers or
C. classroom computing devices
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technology as needed to ensure the education process is not
impacted negatively by technology
Section 5: This bill will go into effect January 1, 2015 upon passage and signature
by the Youth Governor.
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BILL NUMBER: H102
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Annabelle Yang; Aparna Mahendranath
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Southside High School
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An Act to Improve the Roads, Bridges, and Highways of South Carolina
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: South Carolina has many roads, bridges, and highways that are in poor
condition, and the lack of funding for maintenance increases the chance of
accidents.
Section 2: The current gas tax of 35.2 cents must be increased by 30% in order to
create the funds needed to improve the conditions of roads, bridges, and
highways.
Section 3: 40% of South Carolina’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and
1,141 bridges are structurally deficient. Furthermore, SC is ranked within
the top 10 for the most number of fatalities per 100,000 people due to car
accidents.
Section 4: In order to reduce the number of fatalities, the roads must be
improved. By paying a few more cents in gas taxes, SC residents will be
paying for safer roads themselves.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect on January 1, 2015 following the passage and
signature of the honorable Youth Governor.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H103
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Alexander Freedman; Sam Spencer
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Spartanburg Day School
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An Act to Allow the Sale of Alcohol on Sunday
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1:Alcohol will now be required to be sold on Sunday throughout all of
South Carolina.
Section 2: Any store that is caught not allowing the sale of alcohol on Sunday will
be fined $500.
Section 3: The money attained from this law will go to fund public education.
Section 4: When signed into law, alcohol will be sold any day of the week starting
January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H104
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Mac Pitts; Zach Greene
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Spartanburg Day School
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An Act to Hinder Inappropriate Advertisement
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current Advertisement Administration of the Motion Picture
Association of America guidelines for showing rated “R” movie previews during
television would be limited to being viewed after 9pm and on TV-14 show ratings
and up.
Section 2: The MPAA would work with the CARA and other movie advertisement
agencies to ensure appropriate movie commercials. It will provide enough time for
the MPAA to create a new and safer guideline and sanctions.
Section 4: After being signed into law, the new guidelines will be enforced by
January 1st, 2014.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H105
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Breanna Anderson; Kate Cassidy
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An act requiring people to wear reflectors at night
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: At this time, in SC, pedestrians on a road are not required to make
themselves
visible when it is dark outside.
Section 2: Because there is no law requiring pedestrians to make themselves
visible or wear reflective clothing, many are killed or injured by car accidents.
When people wear dark clothing while walking on/near a road at night, it makes it
nearly impossible for the on coming traffic to see them. Wearing reflectors will help
the drivers and walkers reach their destination safely.
Section 3: When the bill is passed, all pedestrians walking on or beside a road
after the sun goes down or before the sun comes up must wear some kind of
reflector on their clothing or shoes (not specific as to what kind as long as it can be
seen by passing cars). Anyone not following this law will be fined 50 dollars.
Section 4: When signed into law; this bill will be enforced starting January 1,2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H106
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: ENVC
AUTHORS: Deeb Armaly; David Corasaniti
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senators Anthony Alber & Caroline Lovett
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Legalize Private Commercial Gambling
Section 1: Currently in the state of South Carolina, gambling on games of chance
is illegal.
Section 2: Privately owned casinos will be allowed to conduct gambling on games
of chance in the state of South Carolina. The state will not be responsible for
funding or economically supporting privately owned casinos in any way.
Section 3: Private companies will be able to open as many casinos as they want as
long as they get the casinos approved by the state. This will increase state revenue
as well as increase tourism, as a result boosting South Carolina’s overall economy.
Section 4: A new agency will be created to oversee and approve all casino
operations. Twenty percent of the property value will be taxed when the casino
opens to fund the new agency. Twenty-five percent of the casino's gross earnings
will be taxed yearly. This money will also go to fund the new agency and the rest
will go to build homeless shelters and soup kitchens.
Section 5: When signed into law, this law would take effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H107
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Rhett Baker; Nic Trocha
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Caroline Lovett
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Limit Terms in the Senate and House
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: There is currently no term limit for state congressmen and senators.
This bill would limit each state senator to two four year terms total and each
congressman to three two year terms total.
Section 2: After each statesman were to serve either their second term if a senator
or third term if a congressman, their name would no longer be placed on the voting
ballot and they would not be allowed to campaign for any other seat in their house.
They could however run for office in a different house, for instance a congressman
could serve as a senator just as a senator could serve as a congressman even if
they reached their term limit in the other house.
Section 4: This bill would allow state congressman and senators to focus on
problems at hand rather than be focused on being re-elected. This would also force
the people of the state to look deeply into who is running and make a well educated
vote rather than vote for someone because they have many years in the legislature.
Section 5: This bill would go into effect January 29th 2017. All statesmen voted in
at this time would start their first term. All statesmen that served prior to this bill
being enacted would start fresh and their terms served prior to the passing of this
bill would not be counted for the purposes of term limitation.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H108
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Sophie Coburn; Sydney Hyer
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Caroline Baer
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Prevent Discrimination in the Workplace
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill makes it illegal to discriminate against people in the workplace
based on sexual preference or identity in the workplace.
Section 2: Discrimination against the LGBT community is legally defined as
harassment and the singling out of those in the workplace in an unprofessional
manner. This includes but is not limited to pay cuts, job withholding and verbal
abuse.
Section 3: In 2003 South Carolina, following in the footsteps of Texas, passed a bill
making sodomy legal. Those in support of this bill made it clear that the main goal
was to rid of persecution in the work place according to sexual identification.
Unfortunately this has not happened. As of 2010, 30% of LGBT South Carolinians
said they were discriminated against in the workplace. The ways in which they were
discriminated include general harassment from their boss and other employees,
lower pay than their straight colleagues, and more. Of those 30%, only 78%
reported it because they believed that nothing would change.
Section 4: If an employee or employer is caught discriminating against someone
based on their sexual preference or identity, their punishment will be decided on by
a court of law since the variables vary with each case.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect immediately after it is passed.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H109
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Cameron Cummings; Joey Pelicano
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Sarah LeBlanc
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Allow Autonomous Cars to Be Tested on Public Roads in South Carolina
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently in South Carolina, the use of autonomous cars is prohibited.
Autonomous cars, by definition, are computer controlled cars which drive
themselves. These cars are driven by using Internet maps and laser radar systems
which have the ability to detect nearby surroundings.
Section 2: This bill would allow autonomous cars to be tested on public roads in
South Carolina in order to show where improvements need to be made with the
cars, in order to prove them safe to drive by the public.
Section 3: Drivers of autonomous cars must follow South Carolina driving laws for
cars as specified by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Autonomous
cars are equally liable to being fined as any other vehicle on the road.
Section 4: The driver conducting tests of the autonomous car will be required to
obtain their own insurance in the case of an accident on the part of human drivers.
The insurance paid for by the driver must be for testing purposes. The driver is not
allowed to operate the vehicle until insurance for said vehicle is covered.
Section 5: If signed into law, this bill will go into effect immediately.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H110
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Shane Dunlavey; Jacob Soapes
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Anthony Alber
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Decrease Underage Consumption
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-2460. This law states that, “No provision of law
prohibiting the use or possession of beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages by minors
shall apply to any minor in the home of his parents or guardian or to any such
beverage used for religious ceremonies or purposes so long as such beverage was
legally purchased.” Meaning that a minor can consume alcohol without the
permission of a parent/legal guardian, as long as it is in the home and is legally
purchased.
Section 2: The current law would be modified so that minors may still consume
alcohol in the private setting with legal purchase of alcohol, but at the discretion of
the parent/legal guardian. Also, if a minor has permission from his/her parent/legal
guardian, they may consume alcohol in another person’s private setting with adult
supervision and that adult’s permission. This would make parents more aware of
minor’s alcohol consumption and potentially reduce underage drinking.
Section 3: Under S.C. Code Sections 20-7-8925, 56-1-746(a), the first offense for
underage consumption is suspension of driver's license for 90 days and a fine
between $100 and $200. The second offense or subsequent offense penalty is
suspension of driver's license for six months and a fine between $100 and $200 or
imprisonment of up to 30 days. For this bill, we would use the current South
Carolina underage consumption laws.
Section 4: Revenue from these offenses would be placed in the same category as
the regular underage drinking offenses
Section 5: When signed into law, this bill will take effect on January 1st, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H111
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Sarah Maunsell; Megan Palash
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Sarah LeBlanc
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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Student Driver Safety Act
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current state age to get a learner’s permit is 15. A learner’s permit
allows one to
drive between 6 a.m. and midnight if accompanied by a person
21 years old or older
with a minimum of 1 year of licensed driving experience.
After 180 days of receiving
a learner’s permit one can apply for an initial
drivers test. If a person passes the
driving and vision test they receive their
restricted license and are allowed to drive
alone from 6 am to 6 pm (or 8 pm
during daylight savings). The person is also only
allowed to drive with 2
passengers if they are not accompanied by a person 21 or
older. An exception
to this rule is driving family member or students to and from
school. A person
can gain their unrestricted license when they turn 16 and have had
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restricted license for a year with no traffic convictions.
Section 2: All student drivers receiving their learner permit will be required to have
a clearly marked student driver card on their car until receiving their unrestricted
license.
Section 3: After passing the learners permit test one will be required to pay 5
dollars for a suction cup card holder and a card in order to receive the learners
permit. This will
be added to the 4 dollar charge for a permit test. When one is
able to receive an unrestricted license one must return the card and card holder to
the DMV.
Section 4: The card holder with suction cups allowing it to hold a card saying the
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“STUDENT DRIVER” written in red. This card is able to be removed easily
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keeping the suction cup card holder on the inside of your car.
Section 5: The revenue from the card will go to the DMV
Section 6: If a student driver is found not having a student driver card/ card holder
on the car. Also if a driver who does not have their unrestricted license is
found without their student driver card/ card holder the following will
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A. First time: a warning
B. Second time: 50 dollar fine
C. Third time : 100 dollar fine
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D. Forth time: their license is revoked until a card holder and card is
put on or taken off the car
Section 7: The point of the bill is not only for student drivers but for all drivers who
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learning. This also helps other driver become more aware of the new
drivers. It is shown that the number 1 cause of death in teens is car accidents that
occur within the
first year of driving.
Section 8: When signed into law, the cards will be enforced on all people receiving
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permit from January 1 2015 and after.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H112
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Will Minasi; Dan Veideman
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Anthony Alber
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Regulate Moped Operation
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, anyone over the age of 12 who possesses a valid moped
license can drive a moped on the public streets and highways of South
Carolina.
Section 2: A moped is defined as a cycle with pedals to permit propulsion by
human power, or without pedals and with a motor of less than fifty cubic
centimeters, which does not exceed two brake horsepower, and which is
not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty miles
an hour on level ground.
Section 3: The current state law that allows those with driver’s license
suspensions of 6 months or less to operate mopeds without a moped
license would be changed to ban the operation of mopeds by drivers
without moped licenses, regardless of cause.
Section 4: Anyone caught operating a moped without a valid license will be fined a
minimum of $100 and will be imprisoned until April 20th of the next year,
or for a minimum of 10,080 minutes.
Section 5: Revenue from this would:
A. Fund the development and upkeep of rehab centers for drug and
alcohol abuse
B. Help to fund public transportation for those with license suspensions
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after signing
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H113
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Emily Pares; Nick Shinas
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Caroline Baer
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Require AMBS Certification
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently, to practice medicine, a doctor must be licensed by the South
Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. However, being licensed
does not indicate whether a doctor is qualified to practice in a specific medical
specialty.
Section 2: This bill would require all non-residential surgeons to be certified by the
American Board of Medical Specialties before they perform any potentially fatal
medical procedures.
Section 3: Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a doctor or
nurse who fails to provide proper health care treatment. Such incidents include
misdiagnosis, negligent prenatal care, anesthesia errors (giving too much
anesthesia, failing to monitor a patient’s vital signs, improperly intubating a patient,
using defective equipment), incorrect dosages of medication, and surgery errors.
Surgical errors account for about 34% of malpractice claim. 68% of these are
caused by uncertified surgeons.
Section 4: The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit
organization, assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and
use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians. The
certification process involves rigorous testing a peer evaluation. Every 6-10 years,
the physician’s certificate expires, and he/she must be re-certified. With the
guidance and support of ABMS, all of 24 Member Boards is responsible for
developing and implementing the educational and professional standards for quality
practice in a particular medical specialty or subspecialty, as well as for evaluating
candidates for Board Certification. Certification ensures that the practitioner meets
nationally recognized standards, and that they can provide quality care.
Section 5: Failure to meet the requirement will result in a fine of $3,500.
Section 6: Upon approval, this bill will go into effect January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H114
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Nathan Petrofes; Walker Seman
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senators Anthony Alber & Caroline Lovett
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Require Police Officers to Wear Front-Facing Cameras
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: Currently South Carolina police officers are not required to wear front
facing cameras.
Section 2: This bill would require all on-duty police officers to wear front facing
cameras to ensure police and civilian safety as well as to ensure that
policemen follow protocol.
Section 3: With this bill in effect, police officers would be held accountable for
actions done on duty and footage could be used as evidence in the court
of law.
Section 4: The cost of the body cameras would be added in to the annual budget of
the South Carolina Department of Health and Safety.
Section 5: When signed into law, this law would take effect on January 1, 2015.
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BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H115
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
AUTHORS: Jackson Poole; Teddy Snow
SENATE BILL SPONSOR: Senator Anthony Alber
SCHOOL/CLUB: St. Joseph's Catholic School
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An Act to Change the Penalty for Public Urination
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current laws in South Carolina allow public urination to be classified
as indecent exposure which requires one to register for the sex
offenders list.
Section 2: The penalty for public urination would no longer force persons convicted
to be put on the sex offenders list; all those convicted would receive a
ticket for disorderly conduct.
Section 3: Persons convicted would not be forced to register on the sex offenders
list for public urination, thus decreasing the amount of persons placed
on the list in South Carolina and ensuring justice to all its citizens.
Section 4: Those who are guilty of public urination in the presence of minors will
remain eligible to be placed on the sex offenders list. Repeated offenses
will result in the increase of severity of the punishment. First time
offenders will be fined $100; Second time offenders will be fined $300;
those who are found guilty three or more times will face fines exceeding
$1000.
Section 5: When signed into law, the bill will take effect immediately.
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YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT
27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H116
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Transportation
AUTHORS: Paul Qualey; Douglas Jimenez
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Require Passengers of all Ages to wear a Helmet on a Motorcycle at all
times
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current state law requires helmets to be worn by all motorcycle
passengers or drivers below the age of 20; this law would require all passengers,
regardless of age, to wear a helmet at all times.
Section 2: This state law will require all motorcycle passengers to wear a helmet at
all times.
Section 3: Because people will be opposed to a universal law covering passengers
and drivers, this law will exempt drivers.
Section 4: This law will help save lives and reduce the risk of injury.
A. Approximately 5,000 people died in a crash while riding a motorcycle in 2012
in the U.S. (GHSA)
B. 66% of people who ride motorcycles do not wear helmets in 2011 in the
U.S.(U.S. Dept. of Transportation safety facts)
C. A motorcyclist is 16 times more likely to die proportionate to their mileage
than other automobile drivers.
D. The first state to adopt a similar policy, Louisiana in 1982, saw a 30% drop in
motorcycle deaths.
E. 69% of motorcyclists killed in South Carolina in 2010 were not wearing a
helmet.
Section 5: When signed into law, the law will take effect on January 1, 2015.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H117
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: General Issues
AUTHORS: Claudia Woodfield; Elizabeth Worthy
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Porter-Gaud School
CAR RENTAL AGE REQUIREMENTS
An Act to Lower the Age Requirement of Renting a Car
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: The current age requirement for renting a car in South Carolina ranges
from 21 to 24 years old. This age requirement would be lowered to 18 years old, a
decrease of about 3 years.
Section 2: The state will decrease the age requirement for renting a car by 3 years
over a ten-year period. Thus, the state age requirement by January 1, 2019 would
stand at 18 years old.
Section 3: Because this is a liability issue, anyone renting a car would have to sign
a form. The form would include that the car rental company is not liable for any
injuries during the rental period.
Section 4: Revenue from the decrease of age would result in:
A. The development of more rental car companies in major South
Carolina cities
B. More tourism in South Carolina
C. Increase of profit among rental car businesses
Section 5: When signed into law, the first increase will take place on January 1,
2015.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H118
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: HHS
AUTHORS: Maggie McConnell; Matthew Martin
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Academic Magnet
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Reduce High-Risk Pregnancies from the Unsafe Use of
Tobacco Products among Pregnant Women
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill would seek to reduce the number of high-risk pregnancies from
the effects of smoking in the state of South Carolina. The act of
smoking while pregnant would be considered an illegal activity through
this bill.
Section 2: This bill shall apply to all women, whom are aware of their pregnancy,
and all tobacco based products.
Section 3: Smoking is defined as the use or consumption of any tobacco based
product.
Section 4: Any woman who is not in compliance with this bill subject to a fine of
$500 for the offense accompanied by mandated smoking cessation
workshops.
Section 5: Revenue from the tax would fund:
A. Smoking cessation classes
B. New Born Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in all major hospitals in
South Carolina
Section 6: This bill will go into effect one year after the signing of the Youth
Governor.
Section 7: All laws in conflict with this bill are hereby declared null and void.
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27TH ANNUAL MODEL LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H119
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: CJ
AUTHORS: Ryan Berlinsky; Jessie Baynes
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Academic Magnet
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Reform Minor in Possession Laws regarding minors in distress
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: If a minor calls 911 for a fellow minor in need of medical attention due to
alcohol related illnesses, both minors will not be charged with any minor in
possession or other alcohol related offenses.
Section 2: Minors who report a friend in need of medical attention due to alcohol
should be given amnesty in regards to any alcohol related laws that have been
broken.
Section 3: The following would not meet the “friend in need” policy:
A) Someone who needs medical attention due to an incident stemming from
illegal alcohol consumption. (Drunk Driving, Public Intoxication)
B) Those above 21 years of age who contribute to the law-breaking of the
minor. (adult that bought beer)
Section 4: These changes will be enforced by the police force in local jurisdictions.
Section 5: This bill will go into effect six [6] months after the signing of the bill.
Section 6: All laws in conflict with this bill are hereby declared null and void.
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YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT
27th Annual Model Legislature
November 19th-22nd
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H120
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Education
AUTHORS: Angie Castrillon and Katie Hanley
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act to Facilitate Access to Mental Screening
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: This bill will serve to redirect millions of adolescents living with mental
illness back to a life that is mean to be beautiful and fulfilling. A mental illness is
defined as a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood,
ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Like physical disorders, the medical
conditions of mental illness often result in the diminished ability to cope with the
ordinary demands of life. Serious mental illnesses include major depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic
disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder.
Section 2: This amendment proposes an increase in access to mental illness
screenings for adolescents in middle and high school. This will be achieved through
a school-based, voluntary, family consented screening provided by funds from a
group of partners in the mental health field. Programs such as SOS Signs of Suicide
High School Prevention Program help students and other school staff members in
order to prevent student violence, suicide, and bullying. These programs will be
available in all middle and high school guidance offices, or an office of their own, for
student access during all school hours. In addition to this, parents may sign an
agreement at the beginning of each school year to allow teachers to send their
students to a mental screening if they observe any concerning behavior.
Section 3: The objective is to avoid mental illness from going unnoticed and
untreated in students, leading to distress in the future. The superintendents of
every school district in the state of South Carolina will implement a program of
mental illness screening in the middle and high schools they oversee. Teacher,
counselors, and staff will be responsible for making students feel comfortable with
the program. Any attempt at bullying will not be tolerated whatsoever, and this rule
will be reinforced by the entire faculty and staff of the school.
Section 4: Benefits for this bill:
 Minimize long-term disability of mental disorders.
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Prevent loss of critical developmental years that cannot be recovered.
Prevent significant proportion of delinquent and violent youth from future
violence and crime.
Youth has opportunity to thrive and reach full potential,
Section 5: Once ratified by the state government, this bill will go into effect upon
the commencement of the 2015-2016 school year.
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YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT
27th Annual Model Legislature
November 19th-22nd
BILL ORIGINATES IN: House of Representatives
BILL NUMBER: H121
RECOMMENDED FOR COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
AUTHORS: Yusuf Wells and Tiffany George
SENATE BILL SPONSOR:
SCHOOL/CLUB: Bluffton High School
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
To enforce overweight people to walk 30 minutes a day
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 1: All South Carolinians who are overweight are required to walk at least
30 minutes two times a day measured by a pedometer.
Section 2: People will be given a BMI test at the end of each month in order to
measure their consistency of losing weight. Once at a healthy weight level, the
pedometer bracelet will be removed.
Section 3: This is how the process will work;
A. After the BMI test is administered to every resident of South Carolina,
pedometers will be given out to those who are overweight. The pedometer
will measure the time and distance of the residents process. If the resident
does not meet the pedometer requirements, than the resident will be fined
and will be required to wear the pedometer until at a healthy weight.
B. Every BMI test taken at the end of each month, will determine if the resident
is fined or not. If the resident is fined because of no productivity, than they
will be required to pay the amount based upon their distance from a healthy
status on the BMI chart.
Section 4: If the resident does not complete the 30 minute walk in a course of a
24 hour period, than the pedometer will warn the user, turning red, to inform them
that they must walk. The pedometer will be able to record howeer many times the
use failed to walk in that 24 hour period, lasting up until their next BMI test.
Section 5: This bill also educates the South Carolina population about the
hazardous lifestyle of being unhealthy and overweight.
Section 6: This bill will take effect on upon being signed by the Youth Governor.
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