H*4635(Rat #0244, Act #0460 of 2000)  General Bill, By Webb, Rice, Robinson and 
Trotter
 A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS IN ANY SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
 PICKENS COUNTY WHO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER OR AS A MEMBER OF A
 SCHOOL SOCCER SQUAD MAY PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZED SOCCER WHICH IS INDEPENDENT
 OF THE CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A
 SCHOOL OR STUDENT IN THOSE DISTRICTS IS NOT INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN
 INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER BECAUSE OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE STUDENT OF THE
 SCHOOL AS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED SOCCER TEAM INDEPENDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S
 CONTROL.

   02/16/00  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-65
   02/17/00  House  Read second time HJ-14
   02/22/00  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
   02/23/00  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-8
   02/24/00  Senate Read second time SJ-9
   02/25/00  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
   03/01/00         Ratified R 244
   03/07/00         Vetoed by Governor
   03/09/00  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-4 
                     Nays-0 HJ-20
   03/21/00  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-42 Nays-01 SJ-3
   03/21/00         Effective date 03/21/00
   03/30/00         Copies available
   11/02/00         Act No. 460

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS IN ANY SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PICKENS COUNTY WHO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER OR AS A MEMBER OF A SCHOOL SOCCER SQUAD MAY PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZED SOCCER WHICH IS INDEPENDENT OF THE CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL OR STUDENT IN THOSE DISTRICTS IS NOT INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER BECAUSE OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL AS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED SOCCER TEAM INDEPENDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S CONTROL.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Soccer participation

SECTION 1. For any school in the School District of Pickens County during the sport season for soccer, a student, while a member of a school soccer squad or team engaged in interscholastic soccer, may become a member of or participate in an organized soccer team which is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled weekday league games of the school squad or team. A school or student in the district is not ineligible for participation in interscholastic soccer because of participation by a student as a member of an organized soccer team, which is independent of the school's control.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 1st day of March, 2000.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 3/7/00.

Veto overridden by House -- 3/9/00.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 3/21/00.