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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.898 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020122 Primary Sponsor:Fair All Sponsors:Fair Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20854sd02.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Classroom teacher shall report to the principal teacher's arrest; principal to forward information to school district officials History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020122 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-435 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER IN THIS STATE FOR GRADES K-12 SHALL REPORT TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL THE TEACHER'S ARREST FOR ANY VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL OR STATE CRIMINAL LAW EXCLUDING TRAFFIC OFFENSES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRINCIPAL IN TURN SHALL FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO APPROPRIATE DISTRICT OFFICIALS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-1-435. Any person currently employed as a classroom teacher in this State for grades K-12 shall report to the principal of the school the teacher's arrest for any violations of federal or state criminal law excluding traffic offenses. The principal in turn shall forward this information to appropriate district officials.
Any classroom teacher violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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