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Publication Interim Report of Findings and Recommendations on the $1.8 Billion Discrepancy in Treasury Balances and Certain Other Matters(2024-04-16) South Carolina. General Assembly. Senate. Finance Committee. Constitutional SubcommitteeOn October 31, 2023, South Carolina Comptroller General Brian Gaines directed Treasurer Loftis to research the origins of a cash balance recorded to SCEIS Fund 30350993 which reflected a balance of approximately $1.8 billion. Treasurer Loftis maintains that he is unable to determine proper ownership of the $1.8 billion. This interim report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the Subcommittee’s investigation of a $1.8 billion discrepancy in SCEIS Fund 30350993. First, this report provides a summary of key issues of principal concern already investigated, followed by a list of key issues that are still under investigation. Secondly, is a detailed account of background information and an accounting of the investigation itself, as well as factual information and findings. Thirdly, the interim report closes with the recommendations at present, but the Subcommittee continues to research and monitor the situation as it progresses and continues.Publication South Carolina Palmetto Autism Study Commitee Report(2024-01-05) South Carolina Palmetto Autism Study CommiteeThe Palmeto Autism Study Commitee convened in January 2023 and met throughout the year to study the state of autism diagnosis and treatment in South Carolina. The Commitee identified and made recommendations for the following categorical findings: Workforce shortages are substantial ; Medicaid reimbursement levels are too low ; South Carolina lacks ASD and ASD/DD-capable infrastructure ; Medicaid enrollment and eligibility processes need to be simplified.Publication Report(2023-12) South Carolina General Assembly. Child Food and Nutrition Services Study CommitteePursuant to Act 89 of 2023, the “Child Food and Nutrition Services Study Committee” was established and was tasked with three objectives: (1) examine the advisability of transferring the administration of certain food and nutrition programs and initiatives of the Food and Nutrition Child Nutrition Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently administered by the State Department of Education (SCDE) to the State Department of Agriculture (SCDA); (2) whether these child-related national food and nutritional programs should be offered at no cost to all South Carolina Students; and (3) examine ways to enhance collaboration and pricing to increase purchasing powers for South Carolina Farmers to ensure locally sourced foods are being provided to schools.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2024-01-18) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2023-11-22) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2023-08-24) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.Publication Report to the General Assembly(2019-01-28) South Carolina General Assembly. Seizure Safety in Schools Study CommitteeThis report provides the first step toward adopting policies and legislation to ensure that every student who has a seizure disorder will have appropriate access while at school to the least restrictive rescue medication prescribed by the student’s physician.Publication SC Palliative Care and Quality of Life Study Committee report(2019-12-27) South Carolina General Assembly. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Study CommitteeIn 2018, joint resolution H. 4935 created the South Carolina Palliative Care and Quality of Life Study Committee. The study committee was tasked with creating a report on the state of palliative care in South Carolina with findings and recommendations to submit to the Governor and General Assembly by the end of 2019. This is that report.Publication SC Employment First Study Committee report(2019-05) South Carolina General Assembly. Employment First Study CommitteeThe SC Employment First Study Committee was charged with looking at the need for Employment First legislation. It is clear that Employment First legislation is significantly needed to develop strong public policy at the state level and to systematically address the barriers that are preventing South Carolinians from being employed. South Carolina should take its first step to prioritize "employment as the first option" when designing policies, programs, and investments to support the employment of South Carolinians with disabilities.Publication Integrated holistic care : a service model for the veterans of South Carolina(2021-01-31) South Carolina General Assembly. Joint Committee to Study Certain Issues Affecting VeteransThis study is intended to provide the General Assembly with a robust understanding of the challenges facing today's South Carolina veterans and specific recommendations for improving the manner in which the state supports our veterans.Publication Final report(2019-12-31) South Carolina General Assembly. Mold Remediation and Abatement Study CommitteeSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed House Bill 3127 during 2019 making it Act 112, which is a Joint Resolution establishing the Mold Abatement and Remediation Study Committee (Committee). Act 112 requires the Committee to study the impact of mold in public areas and determine the best methods of abatement for mold in public areas. This is the final report of the Committee.Publication Report to the General Assembly(2022-12-30) South Carolina General Assembly. Heir's Property Study CommitteeAct 246 established the Heirs’ Property Study Committee to study how the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (the Act), which went into effect on January 1, 2017, has impacted heirs’ property in South Carolina and what other improvements are needed.Publication South Carolina congressional districts(2023-05-10) South Carolina General AssemblyThis map shows the congressional election districts for South Carolina.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2023-03-22) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.Publication Standing committees and committee members of the Senate and House of Representatives 2023-2024 legislative session(2022-12-07) South Carolina. General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis is a list of committees in the General Assembly broken down by Senate and House. It lists the members and on which committees they serve and lists the committees and who serves on them.Publication Report of the Equine Industry Support Measures Study Committee(2022-02) South Carolina General Assembly. Equine Industry Support Measures Study CommitteeThe goal of the Committee was to determine whether or not this long term contributor to the state's economy is still viable or in decline and in need of state intervention to help it remain viable in the face of shifting economic trends.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2022-03-01) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.Publication Report of Congaree Navigation Study Committee to the South Carolina General Assembly, 1965(1965-04) South Carolina General Assembly. Congaree Navigation Study CommitteeThis special legislative committee was created to investigate extending navigable channels on the Congaree River. The committee meetings received testimony from experts in the field of transportation and industrial development, agreeing that the opening the opening of the river is of primary importance to the future industrial growth of the industrially barren Central Portion of the State. This report includes a summary of the committee's findings, a discussion of the problems involved in developing commercial navigation on the Congaree River to the Midlands, three recommendations, and a summary of the activities of the committee since it's formation in 1959. This is the final report of this committee.Publication Report of Congaree Navigation Study Committee to the South Carolina General Assembly, 1961(1961) South Carolina General Assembly. Congaree Navigation Study CommitteeThis special legislative committee was created to investigate extending navigable channels on the Congaree River. The committee meetings received testimony from experts in the field of transportation and industrial development, agreeing that the opening the opening of the river is of primary importance to the future industrial growth of the industrially barren Central Portion of the State. This report includes and updated estimation of the river's potential, general conclusions resulted from the committee's study, and committee recommendations to further proceed on the navigational possibilities of the Congaree River.Publication Joint and special committees of the Senate and House(2021-09-22) South Carolina General Assembly. House of RepresentativesThis lists the Senate and House joint committees and their members.