South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 533

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Anderson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2383sj05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 24, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 5, 2005
Last Amended on March 30, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Education Department to develop guidelines to prevent lynching

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   2/24/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-5
   3/29/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        SJ-11
   3/30/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/30/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-30
   3/30/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-30
   3/31/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
    4/5/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
    4/5/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2005
3/29/2005
3/30/2005
3/30/2005-A

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 30, 2005

S. 533

Introduced by Senator Anderson

S. Printed 3/30/05--S.

Read the first time February 24, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-230 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION IN THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PENALTIES FOR, LYNCHING AND PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE THIS INSTRUCTION DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 29, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-29-230.    During the opening weeks of school, each school district shall provide appropriate instruction to students on the state's lynching law pursuant to Sections 16-3-220 through 16-3-240. The instruction should emphasize that violence inflicted by two or more persons is a crime of lynching in the second degree and carries a penalty of three to ten years in prison."

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

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