South Carolina Senate backs state competency test for teachers
The Senate approved 30 to 2 a bill replacing the National Teacher Examination with a SC Teaching Exam and requiring three years of evaluations before tenure. Provisional certification begins after basic skills tested in college and Americans face hearings for appeals. The act awaits House action.
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Cain backs car tax on casual auto sales in S C
Rep C Marshall Cain supports a 4 percent sales tax on casual auto sales between individuals. The Ways and Means Committee voted 12 to 4 to apply the tax before a transaction is legal, aiming to close a loophole and boost state revenue by 9 to 18 million dollars.
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South Carolina House Takes Up Judicial Overhaul Bill
The House Judiciary Committee advances a broad judiciary package including a new criminal appeals court and six at large circuit court judgeships. An amendment reserving three seats for Richland Greenville and Charleston was vetoed 12-4. The measure projects about 1.5 million dollars in cost and faces possible floor vote with a 50 50 chance of passage.
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Legislative moves include insurance bills in South Carolina
The South Carolina General Assembly actions include Senate passage of a教育 bill replacing the NTE with a state test and formation of an Educator Improvement Task Force with a 30 2 roll call. Other measures cover filing dates for foreign insurer licenses 90 day filing. A 10 percent interest on judgments, wild dog control by trained officers, prohibiting discrimination against licensed oral surgeons, bond maturities to US agencies, and a House resolution to form a Nuclear Readiness Task Force.
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South Carolina
Women visits to psychiatrists rise above men
A survey finds 8.5 per 100 women visit psychiatrists versus 6.1 per 100 men. It also shows 15 visits per 100 persons aged 25 to 44, compared with 7.3 visits per 100 across all ages. CNS
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