COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – On Wednesday, South Carolina lawmakers will return to Columbia for the day to elect the state’s new Supreme Court justice.

But while they’re in session at the State House, we could see a push to finalize a major bill that would impact millions of South Carolinians – and their access to health services.

On the final day of South Carolina’s legislative session last month, a bill to restructure South Carolina’s health agencies died on a procedural maneuver – despite passing both the Senate and the House with overwhelming support.

Now some at the State House, including the governor – are calling on lawmakers to revive it – but that might be easier said than done.

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The South Carolina General Assembly last month wrapped up its regular legislative session for the year.

But lawmakers will sporadically be back in Columbia over the next month to take up matters outlined in an agreement called the sine die resolution.

It lists the reasons for which lawmakers can be called back into session – like finalizing the budget.

Not included in it is a bill to merge six state health agencies into one – but some want to see that changed.

“Often people who need help go from one place to the other to the other, and they feel like they’re on a merry-go-round or a revolving door. They never get anywhere,” Gov. Henry McMaster said.

He’s asked lawmakers multiple times over the last few weeks to amend the resolution to include the restructuring bill.

If lawmakers don’t, they won’t be able to take it up again until next January, at the earliest.

“We cannot wait another day,” McMaster said.

But Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey says despite the overwhelming support for the bill – tacking it onto the resolution is not easy.

“I agree with the governor that it’s very important. … Very candidly, it’s going to be a big lift.” Massey said.

And in the Senate, the Republican majority is likely to need some Democrats’ support to clear the threshold necessary to amend the resolution.

That opens up the potential for Democrats to try to leverage that into forcing Republicans to add on and take up another bill many of them don’t want to debate: the hate crimes bill.

Lawmakers can make this attempt to amend the resolution as soon as Wednesday.

But they can also try later in the month – when they’re scheduled to be back in session for other matters.

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All of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multiyear score of 960 or better, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released today. Of the eighteen measured sports, twelve sports recorded multiyear APR scores of 980 or better. Fourteen sports matched or improved on their multiyear rate and eleven sports improved on their single-year rate from last year.

Seven sports scored a perfect single-year score (1000) for the 2022-23 academic year. Volleyball registered a perfect single-year score for the tenth-straight year. Beach Volleyball continues its streak of perfect APR scoring since the NCAA started collecting data for the sport. Once again, our elite Women’s Basketball team outpaced the multiyear national average, this time by 14 points, while our Football team exceeded the multiyear national average by 18 points.

The APR is a point system based on scholarship student-athletes’ eligibility and retention for a pre-determined four-year time period. NCAA sports falling below the established multiyear cutoff (930) may be subject to penalties including scholarship reductions and postseason bans. For purposes of APR reporting, indoor & outdoor track & field teams are combined. The data released on Tuesday includes the scholarship student-athletes on rosters from the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 academic years.

South Carolina’s Multiyear APR Rate (Four-Year Rolling Period) by Sport:

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An 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was gored Saturday by a bison in the famed Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday in a news release.

The bison was “defending its space” when It came within a few feet of her and then used its horns to lift the Greenville, South Carolina, woman about a foot off the ground, park officials said.

The incident happened near the Storm Point Trail at Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, according to the release. Park emergency responders took the woman to Lake Medical Clinic in Village Lake, and then she was then flown by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Officials on Monday didn’t share information about the woman’s condition and said the incident is under investigation.

“Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal,” Yellowstone National Park officials said. Though the animals are usually not aggressive, they will defend “their space when threatened,” park officials said.

“(Bison) are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans,” the release reads.

National parks can pose dangers to visitors, especially those who don’t heed warnings about wildlife and natural hazards.

Yellowstone issues cautionary advice, telling visitors to remember its animals “are wild and can be dangerous” when approached.

“When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot or in a developed area, give it space. It is your responsibility to stay more than 25 yards … away from all large animals – bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes – and at least 100 yards … away from bears and wolves,” the park said in Monday’s news release.

Male bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds, the park says. Despite their bulk, they are considered agile and can jump over objects about 5 feet high.

Park visitors are also being warned this week that elk with calves can be extremely dangerous.

“Be alert, especially this time of year around Mammoth Hot Springs. Elk calves may be hidden close to buildings, under or next to vehicles, and around blind corners,” park officials said in an alert on their website.

CNN’s Steve Almasy and Forrest Brown contributed to this report.