Current Status Bill Number:3226 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh and Meacham Drafted Document Number:gjk\23155sd.97 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19970311 Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Criminal conduct by student involving injury, suspension and expulsion; crimes, schools and school districts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970311 Tabled in Committee 21 HEPW
House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-24-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WHEN DISTURBANCES OR CRIMINAL CONDUCT OCCURS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE ACTIVITY RESULTS IN A STUDENT BEING CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE INVOLVING INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, INCLUDING ASSAULT AND BATTERY, THAT STUDENT MUST BE IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED AND EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-24-60 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 299 of 1994, is amended to read:
"Section 59-24-60. In addition to other provisions required by law or by regulation of the State Board of Education, school administrators must contact law enforcement authorities immediately upon notice that a person is engaging or has engaged in activities on school property or at a school sanctioned or sponsored activity which may result or results in injury or serious threat of injury to the person, or to another person, or his on school property as defined in local board policy.
If the activity results in a student being charged with a criminal offense involving injury to another person, including assault and battery, that student must be immediately suspended and expulsion proceedings instituted for the remainder of the school year in the manner and under the procedures authorized by Article 9, Chapter 63 of this title."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.