South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 734

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Courson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3621dw03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4017

Introduced in the Senate on May 29, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Unlawfully passing stopped school bus, all fines collected designated

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/29/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   5/29/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/29/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2780, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FINES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE USED TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO TRAIN MEDICAL STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF TRAUMA MEDICINE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-2780 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 348 of 2002, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(C)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, all fines imposed pursuant to this section must be placed by the State Treasurer in a special account and used to establish scholarships at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina to train medical students in the field of trauma medicine."

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

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