South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3623

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AMENDED

April 26, 2001

    H. 3623

Introduced by Reps. Allison, Townsend and Robinson

S. Printed 4/26/01--H.

Read the first time February 22, 2001.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-63-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS POSSESSING PAGING DEVICES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL EVENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PAGING DEVICES WHICH ARE CONFISCATED PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION AND FORFEITED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE OWNER IN THE MANNER AND UNDER THE TIME LINES GOVERNED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY.

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

SECTION 1.    Section 59-63-280(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 24 of 1991, is amended to read:

    "(C)    The board of trustees of each school district shall include the prohibition in subsection (A) of this section in the district's written standards of student conduct. A student who violates the prohibition is subject to discipline as provided by board policy, consistent with this subsection. Each school district in this policy shall also provide for the disposition by each school of paging devices that are confiscated pursuant to this section which may include destruction of the devices, returning the devices to the owner, or a sale or a gift of the devices to third parties or charities."

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

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