South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A17, R38, H3627

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Miller and Anderson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20148sd09.docx

Introduced in the House on February 26, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2009
Last Amended on April 1, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on April 22, 2009
Governor's Action: May 6, 2009, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Boats

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/26/2009  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-108
   2/27/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/3/2009  House   Read second time HJ-16
    3/4/2009  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-82
    3/4/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-15
    3/4/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-15
    3/5/2009  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-2
   3/17/2009  Senate  Recommitted to Committee on Education SJ-23
   3/31/2009  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-31
    4/1/2009  Senate  Amended SJ-26
    4/1/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-26
    4/2/2009  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-10
    4/2/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/22/2009  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-47
   4/22/2009  House   Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-0 HJ-47
   4/30/2009          Ratified R 38
    5/6/2009          Vetoed by Governor
   5/13/2009  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-98  Nays-0 HJ-35
   5/14/2009  Senate  Veto overridden Yeas-45  Nays-0
   5/20/2009          Effective date 05/14/09
    6/1/2009          Act No. 17

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/26/2009
2/26/2009-A
2/27/2009
3/5/2009
3/31/2009
4/1/2009
4/2/2009


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A17, R38, H3627)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE USE OF BOATS OPERATED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM ISLANDS TO MAINLAND SCHOOLS BY CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THESE BOATS BY THE DEPARTMENT ON SANDY ISLAND, FOR USE OF THESE BOATS BY SPECIFIED PERSONS, AND THE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE FOR USE.

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

Operation of boats by department

SECTION    1.    Section 59-67-535 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-67-535.    Boats operated by the State Department of Education for transportation of school children from Sandy Island to mainland schools also may be used to transport, on a space available basis only, any Sandy Island resident. A person requesting boat transportation shall present his residence verification to the employee or representative of the State Department of Education who is in charge of the particular boat.

The term 'resident' as used herein means a person with an official residential address on Sandy Island.

Use of these boats by residents shall be only on a space available basis and only at such time as the boat is being otherwise operated on official business. School children in every case shall be given priority of carriage. Provided, that other trips on the Sandy Island boat may be approved by the county school district, in which case the operations, logistics, and all costs shall be borne by the school district to the extent that funds are available. The school district may contract with a third party to operate the ferry and manage the logistics associated with the other trips. Persons who are not residents of Sandy Island may be allowed to be transported by the boat when accompanied by a resident.

Any person authorized for transportation pursuant to the provisions of this section shall, prior to boarding, execute a 'covenant not to sue' the State of South Carolina or any agency thereof, on a form approved by the State Department of Education.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of the state's general immunity from liability and suit."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 30th day of April, 2009.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/6/09.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/13/09.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/14/09.

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