S 0157 General Bill, By McConnell, Vaughn, Campsen, Courson, Richardson, Hayes, Mescher, McGill, Knotts, Elliott, Cleary, Leatherman, Alexander, Verdin, Fair, Setzler, Peeler, Williams and Grooms
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Summary: Teacher Protection Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TEACHER PROTECTION ACT OF 2007", BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-900, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A STUDENT WHO COMMITS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST THE TEACHER IF THE OFFENSE OCCURS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR AT A SCHOOL-RELATED EVENT, OR IF THE OFFENSE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TEACHER'S PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO TEACHER HAS CIVIL LIABILITY TO A STUDENT OR TO A PARTY ACTING IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENT FOR AN ACT OR OMISSION BY THE TEACHER THAT OCCURS WHILE THE TEACHER IS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-612, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF A STUDENT COMMITTING ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST A PERSON AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, SO AS TO REDEFINE INTO THREE OFFENSES WITH SEPARATE PENALTIES FOR EACH, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING THE MOST SERIOUS OFFENSE AS A FELONY.
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12/13/06	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/09/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-97
01/09/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-97
01/17/07	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-14
01/18/07		Scrivener's error corrected
02/14/07	Senate	Amended SJ-20
02/14/07	Senate	Read second time SJ-20
02/15/07	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-16
02/15/07		Scrivener's error corrected
02/20/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
02/20/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3
04/24/08	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-85
04/30/08	House	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-68