During the October 6th Gubernatorial Debate Alan Wilson, Republican candidate, asked Jermaine Johnson, Democratic candidate, why none of the 70 bills he proposed in the SC House passed.
I wanted to know, what were the bills he proposed? So, I started digging at https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/24906
It turns out that Jermaine Johnson is an advocate extraordinaire!
The following are just a few examples:
- Provide benefits to 911 Call Center Employees
- Increase salaries of Special Education Teachers
- Limit the amount of time that interest may accrue on Student Education Loans
- Encourage the Construction of Affordable Housing for Public Universities
- Address gentrification of housing in South Carolina with a private developer fee used to provide financial assistance for relocation to low-income or fixed-income individuals, churches, and groups adversely impacted and displaced by gentrification
- Allow a tax credit for individual taxpayers employed full time as a Childcare Director or Childcare Staff Person
- Develop state-supported Crop Insurance to support Agricultural Producers
- Require the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish and implement rules for who can be admitted to and discharged from veterans’ homes and analyze how the rules might affect low-income, disabled, and minority veterans
- Establish the Small Business Construction Impact Relief Program to provide financial assistance to small businesses negatively impacted by prolonged state road construction projects
The bills Jermaine Johnson sponsored would have benefited many South Carolinians and demonstrate his wide-ranging areas of concern about his fellow citizens. Think about that when you vote for Governor.