Methadone Bill Passes South Carolina Senate
The South Carolina Senate approved a bill to establish the Council for the Control of Methadone Programs for Narcotics Addicts. The measure, authored by Rep. Nick Theodore, would regulate methadone treatment, require licensed facilities, and set guidelines to prevent abuses. The bill moves to the House for debate.
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South Carolina
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House
Nick Theodore
D-Greenville
Council For
Theodore
Legislative Drug Committee
South Carolina Moves On Maternity Leave and Parental Rights Bills
The South Carolina House tentatively approves a Senate bill granting state employees up to six months of unpaid maternity leave after one year of service. A companion measure would cut the legal time to terminate parental rights for abandoned children from 12 to six months. Also advancing is a solid waste program deadline extension to July 1, 1973.
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South Carolina
Budget and Control Board
Frederick
Senate
House
Pollution Control Authority
State Health Department
Panel Approves Teacher Pay Hike in South Carolina
Senate Finance Committee backs a $600 average annual raise for public school teachers and a 5.5 percent hike for state employees within a $649 million General Appropriations Bill. Additional windfall funding would finance the raises and new health benefits, with bond authorizations for capital projects at USC, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Francis Marion, and Clemson.
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Senate Finance Committee
South Carolina
House
Senate
John C. West
Committee
Rembert C. Dennis
Dennis
Gov. West
University of South Carolina
The
Citadel
College of Charleston
Francis Marion State College
Clemson University
Liquor Reform Chief Praises Legislature
Ren Morris of Columbia, chair of the Foundation for Modern Liquor Regulations and Controls, praised the South Carolina Legislature for maturity in liquor policy. He commended lawmakers for rejecting airport terminal alcohol sales and keeping the mini-bottle program intact.
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South Carolina
Ren. R. Morris
Foundation For Modern Liquor
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House
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