H*4758 (Rat #0387, Act #0293 of 2008) General Bill, By Erickson, Bedingfield, Ballentine, Pinson, Bannister, Herbkersman, E.H. Pitts, Sellers, Taylor, Young and Hodges
Summary: High school student transfers
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-425 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS THE VICTIM OF PHYSICAL ABUSE, HARASSMENT, OR STALKING BY A CLASSMATE DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR OTHERWISE RESULTING IN A RESTRAINING ORDER BEING GRANTED AGAINST THE CLASSMATE BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION MAY TRANSFER WITH THE CONSENT OF THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN OR OUT OF THE DISTRICT WITHIN THIRTY SCHOOL DAYS OF THE RESTRAINING ORDER BEING VIOLATED, WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE STUDENT TRANSFERS. - ratified title
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02/27/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-11
02/27/08	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-11
04/22/08	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works HJ-5
04/24/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
04/24/08	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Hardwick, Miller, Kelly, Williams, Jefferson, Perry, McLeod, Hosey, Ballentine, Hayes, Whitmire, Govan, Simrill, Lowe, Young, Erickson, and EH Pitts HJ-66
04/29/08	House	Amended HJ-63
04/29/08	House	Read second time HJ-67
04/29/08	House	Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-34 HJ-67
04/30/08	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-46
04/30/08	House	Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-22 HJ-50
05/01/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-9
05/01/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9
05/29/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-17
06/03/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-30
06/04/08	Senate	Read third time and enrolled
06/05/08		Ratified R 387
06/11/08		Signed By Governor
06/18/08		Copies available
06/18/08		Effective date 06/11/08
06/19/08		Act No. 293