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TO AMEND SECTION 59-24-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS THAT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OF CERTAIN HARMFUL OR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR AT SCHOOL-SANCTIONED OR SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ADMINISTRATORS ALSO PROVIDE SUCH NOTICE TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF AFFECTED STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-24-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"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 school-sanctioned or sponsored school-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. If a person who engages in such activities is a student or a person who is a victim of such activities is a student, school administrators also must immediately upon notification of such activities contact the parents or guardians of those students."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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