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The Senate assembled at 11:00 A.M., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the ACTING PRESIDENT, Senator JACKSON. (This is a special Statewide Session day established under the provisions of Senate Rule 1B. Members not having scheduled committee or subcommittee meetings may be in their home districts without effect on their session attendance record.)

The PRESIDENT called for Petitions, Memorials, Presentments of Grand Juries and such like papers.

Senator RICHARDSON introduced Dr. Oswald L. Mikell of Hilton Head Island, S.C., Doctor of the Day.

The following were introduced:

S. 340 (Word version) -- Finance Committee: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 21 TO TITLE 9 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE IN A DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND A MEMBER OR DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY OF A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED IN TITLE 9.
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Read the first time and ordered placed on the Calendar without reference.

S. 341 (Word version) -- Finance Committee: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-440 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL DEFEND THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD AND THE BOARD'S OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AGAINST A CLAIM OR SUIT BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AS SUCH MEMBERS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES, TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO INDEMNIFY THEM FOR A LOSS OR JUDGMENT INCURRED BY THEM FROM A CLAIM OR SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THEM IN THEIR OFFICIAL OR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES, OR BOTH, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION OF THEIR PERSON AFTER THEY LEAVE MEMBERSHIP ON OR EMPLOYMENT BY THE BOARD IF THE CLAIM OR SUIT ARISES BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND TO PROVIDE A SIMILAR DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS INVESTMENT PANEL.
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Read the first time and ordered placed on the Calendar without reference.

H. 3500 (Word version) -- Reps. Mahaffey, Walker, Littlejohn and Sinclair: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 1958 OF 1972, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE HOLLY SPRINGS RURAL FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM FIFTY TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THE AMOUNT THE DISTRICT MAY BORROW IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES.

Read the first time and ordered placed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar.

S. 7 (Word version) -- Senators McConnell, Mescher, Grooms and Branton: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO NAME THAT PORTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 26 FROM EXIT 199 TO EXIT 203 IN BERKELEY COUNTY AS THE "CORPORAL JEFF JOHNSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" IN MEMORY OF STATE TROOPER, CORPORAL JEFF JOHNSON, WHO WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING HIS COUNTY AND STATE.

Returned with concurrence.

Received as information.

THE SENATE PROCEEDED TO A CALL OF THE UNCONTESTED LOCAL AND STATEWIDE CALENDAR.

The following Bill was read the third time and ordered sent to the House of Representatives:

S. 251 (Word version) -- Senator Holland: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 868 OF 1954, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND POWERS OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD, SO AS TO ADD A MEMBER TO THE BOARD WHO MUST BE A PHYSICIAN AND WHO MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE KERSHAW COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE LICENSED PHYSICIANS RESIDING IN KERSHAW COUNTY.

By prior motion of Senator HOLLAND

Senator McCONNELL moved that, when the Senate adjourns on Friday, February 7, 2003, it stand adjourned to meet next Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 11:00 A.M., under the provisions of Rule 1B, which motion was adopted.

At 11:18 A.M., on motion of Senator PATTERSON, the Senate adjourned to meet tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. under the provisions of Rule 1 for the purpose of taking up local matters and uncontested matters which have previously received unanimous consent to be taken up.

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