H*3550(Rat #0307, Act #0299)  General Bill, By McMahand, Anderson, B.O. Baker, 
D.W. Beatty, J. Brown, Canty, Cooper, Harrell, J.L. Harris, J. Hines, 
H.G. Hutson, M. McLeod, Neilson, Phillips, Scott, R. Smith and C.H. Stone
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 59-24-60 so as to require school administrators to contact law enforcement
 authorities when criminal conduct occurs on school property or at a school
 sanctioned or sponsored activity.

   02/23/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/23/93  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   05/05/93  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-7
   05/19/93  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 25, 1993 HJ-41
   05/25/93  House  Amended HJ-20
   05/25/93  House  Read second time HJ-20
   05/26/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
   05/26/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-20
   05/26/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-20
   01/19/94  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-20
   01/27/94  Senate Read second time SJ-14
   01/27/94  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-14
   02/01/94  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-14
   02/24/94         Ratified R 307
   03/01/94         Signed By Governor
   03/01/94         Effective date 03/01/94
   03/14/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-24-60 SO AS TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WHEN CRIMINAL CONDUCT OCCURS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR AT A SCHOOL SANCTIONED OR SPONSORED ACTIVITY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

School officials required to contact law enforcement

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"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 property as defined in local board policy."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 1st day of March, 1994.