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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 30, 2005
S. 533
S. Printed 3/30/05--S.
Read the first time February 24, 2005.
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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