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Opts the state out of certain provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, Public Law 96-221

Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund

Relates to civil penalties for certain fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to a financial product or service

Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act"

Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account

Broadens the court's discretion to use extended terms of interim probation on consent of the defendant to avoid incarceratory outcomes

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Chabad at Stony Brook, Inc.

Enacts the "Fostering Optimal Classroom Use of Screens (FOCUS) act" to limit use of internet enabled devices and prioritize non-digital teaching methods

Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc.

Authorizes the Congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status

Authorizes the city of Olean assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from OWH Properties, Inc. (Operation Warm Hearts)

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO ADD THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AS AN APPROVED ASSESSMENT FOR RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO AMEND THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TALENTED AND QUALIFIED RESIDENT"" TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES."

Higher education: financial aid; medical education debt stabilization for students program; establish

Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)