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A194, R201, S1188
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Tedder and Hembree
Document Path: SEDU-0004KG24.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 20, 2024
Introduced in the House on April 9, 2024
Last Amended on April 4, 2024
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: May 21, 2024, Signed
Summary: Notification Requirements for Expulsion Hearings
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2024 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4) |
| 3/20/2024 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 4) |
| 3/21/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 4/3/2024 | Senate | Polled out of committee Education (Senate Journal-page 135) |
| 4/3/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 135) |
| 4/4/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 4/4/2024 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 4/4/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 4/4/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 4/4/2024 | Senate | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 4/5/2024 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 4/9/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23) |
| 4/9/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 23) |
| 4/30/2024 | House | Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 4) |
| 5/1/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 5/2/2024 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24 (House Journal-page 47) |
| 5/7/2024 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Erickson, Hiott, Carter, B Newton, Ligon, Guffey, Sessions, McCravy, West, Long, Leber, Sandifer (House Journal-page 115) |
| 5/8/2024 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 248) |
| 5/8/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-7 (House Journal-page 248) |
| 5/9/2024 | House | Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 87) |
| 5/15/2024 | Ratified R 201 | |
| 5/21/2024 | Signed By Governor | |
| 5/29/2024 | Effective date 05/21/24 | |
| 5/29/2024 | Act No. 194 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/20/2024
03/21/2024
04/03/2024
04/04/2024
04/04/2024-A
04/30/2024
05/01/2024
(A194, R201, S1188)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-63-240, RELATING TO EXPULSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AND HEARINGS, SO AS TO AMEND REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE PUPIL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Written notification requirements revised
SECTION 1. Section 59-63-240 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
Section 59-63-240. The board may expel for the remainder of the school year a pupil for any of the reasons listed in Section 59-63-210. If procedures for expulsion are initiated, the parents or legal guardian of the pupil shall be notified in writing of the time and the place of a hearing either before the board or a person or committee designated by the board. The written notification to the parents or legal guardian of the pupil must include their right to have legal counsel present at the hearing, the right to question all witnesses, and contact information for a legal aid service provider which may determine eligibility for free legal representation. The notification must also include the right to access the investigative file in its entirety, to include all documents and videos, at least three days prior to the hearing, with appropriate exemptions and redactions as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g. If the hearing is held by any authority other than the board of trustees, the right to appeal the decision to the board is reserved to either party. The hearing shall take place within fifteen days of the written notification at a time and place designated by the board and a decision shall be rendered within ten days of the hearing. The pupil may be suspended from school and all school activities during the time of the expulsion procedures. The action of the board may be appealed to the proper court. The board may permanently expel any incorrigible pupil.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.
Approved the 21st day of May, 2024.
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