H 4127 General Bill, By Stuart, Cobb-Hunter, Gamble, Harris, J. Hines, Jennings, Lee, Littlejohn, Moody-Lawrence, Neilson, Ott, Rodgers, Simrill and Woodrum
Summary: School bus transportation, school district board may allow individual to ride buses under certain circumstances
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-546 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MAY ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO RIDE A STATE-OWNED SCHOOL BUS OPERATED ON STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED ROUTES ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAY ALLOW THE USE OF STATE-OWNED SCHOOL BUSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NON-SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITY OR PROGRAM UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER OR ABROGATION OF THE STATE'S LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT UNDER THE STATE'S TORT CLAIMS ACT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL INDEMNIFY THE STATE AGAINST LEGAL CLAIMS FILED AGAINST THE STATE DUE TO CERTAIN NEGLIGENT ACTS PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
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05/19/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-17
05/19/99	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-17
02/22/00	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-5
02/24/00	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 1, 2000 HJ-20
03/01/00	House	Amended HJ-19
03/01/00	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hinson, Kirsh, Altman, Young-Brickell, McGee, Taylor and Rice HJ-20
03/30/00	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 4, 2000 HJ-45
04/05/00	House	Recommitted to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-47