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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3114 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Moody-Lawrence All Sponsors:Moody-Lawrence, Clyburn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22727cm01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School buses, certain required to have school bus monitor on board; Schools and School Districts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTING CERTAIN STUDENTS MUST HAVE A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ON BOARD AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR MUST BE A LICENSED DRIVER AND BE PAID AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-67-485. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a school bus, while transporting students in grades K-6, in addition to the driver, must have an adult passenger who serves as a school bus monitor on board. The school bus monitor is responsible for maintaining accountability of all student passengers and enforcing proper school bus etiquette.
(B) A school bus monitor must have a valid South Carolina driver's license and earn not less than the minimum wage."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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