Current Status Bill Number:4128 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950418 Primary Sponsor:Townsend All Sponsors:Townsend Drafted Document Number:gjk\21712sd.95 Companion Bill Number:749 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Criminal conduct at schools, Attorney General notified
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950418 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-24-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL OFFICIALS CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WHEN CRIMINAL CONDUCT OCCURS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST ALSO BE CONTACTED.
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 and the Attorney General immediately upon notice that a person is engaging or has engaged in activities on school property or at a school sanctioned or 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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.