Rep. John King

Primary H 4819

Passed · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DR. J. POWELL SMITH UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THE CLEMSON COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Passed Jun 12, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary H 4434

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 33, TITLE 59 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR A STATEWIDE MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEM SCHOOLING MODEL WHICH MUST INCLUDE A UNIVERSAL SCREENING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTIES; TO PROVIDE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL USE THE UNIVERSAL SCREENING PROCESS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS BEGINNING WITH THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, SUBJECT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY FUNDING; TO PROVIDE SCREENING MAY BE REQUESTED BY PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND CERTAIN SCHOOL PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL CONVENE SCHOOL-BASED TEAMS TO ANALYZE DATA FROM SCREENINGS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES; TO REQUIRE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF SUCH AT-RISK STUDENTS WITH NOTICE OF SCREENING FINDINGS AND RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION; TO REQUIRE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE AT-RISK STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN INTERVENTIONS AND TO MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE INTERVENTIONS AND STUDENT PROGRESS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND RESOURCES CONCERNING THE STATEWIDE MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEM AND RELATED IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION METHODS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND REPORT FINDINGS CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATEWIDE MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEM; TO CREATE THE LEARNING DISORDERS TASK FORCE TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO READING DISORDERS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE TASK FORCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3819

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-363 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRESCRIBING OPIOID ANALGESICS TO MINORS. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3329

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2010, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE ARTICLE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE DEFINITION OF "TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO RESTRUCTURE THE OFFENSE AND PROVIDE A PENALTY WHEN THE VICTIM IS A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND TO FURTHER ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF MINOR VICTIMS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 4799

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 ENTITLED THE "PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THIS MULTI-STATE COMPACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE THE OBLIGATIONS, BENEFITS, AND RIGHTS OF COMPACT MEMBERS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 AS "GENERAL PROVISIONS". - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3775

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF ADOPTED PERSONS, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ADULT ADOPTEE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE ADOPTEE'S OWN ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ALLOW A BIOLOGICAL PARENT TO EXECUTE A CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM AND A MEDICAL HISTORY FORM TO BE PROVIDED TO THE ADULT ADOPTEE UPON REQUEST, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3195

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE OF EACH YEAR AS "JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM DAY", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT ALSO IS RECOGNIZED AS "SICKLE CELL DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA" IN COMMEMORATION OF "WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY". - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3886

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 30 TO TITLE 27 SO AS ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ACT", TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE RECORDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENFORCEABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ADOPTING ANNUAL BUDGET INCREASES, AND TO PROVIDE MAGISTRATES COURTS HAVE JURISDICTION TO ADJUDICATE CERTAIN MONETARY DISPUTES BETWEEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND HOMEOWNERS; AND TO ENACT THE "DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SERVICES FOR HOMEOWNERS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ACT", TO PROVIDE RELATED DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONCERNING THE RECEIPT AND PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN RELATED INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE AND ANNUALLY REPORT CERTAIN RELATED DATA TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THESE REPORTS ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE, TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM PROMULGATING CERTAIN RELATED REGULATIONS OR ISSUING CERTAIN RELATED GUIDELINES, AND TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM ARBITRATING DISPUTES BETWEEN HOMEOWNERS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-50-40, RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THESE STATEMENTS INCLUDE WHETHER PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO GOVERNANCE OF A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WHICH CARRIES CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THAT MAY LIMIT USE OF THE PROPERTY AND INVOLVE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 3865

Signed into law · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title

Signed into law May 31, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Primary H 5402

Passed · South Carolina House · Lead sponsor

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DONNA COLLINS SHUMPERT ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Passed May 10, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track