South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 1042

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Anderson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3860sd12.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2012
Introduced in the House on April 19, 2012
Last Amended on April 11, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Students must have 3 hours of instruction about commonly committed criminal conduct or other actions that results in incarceration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/5/2011  Senate  Prefiled
   12/5/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/10/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 26)
   1/10/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)
    4/3/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
   4/11/2012  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 33)
   4/11/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   4/11/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-29  Nays-14 (Senate Journal-page 33)
   4/17/2012  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 28)
   4/19/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   4/19/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 14)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/5/2011
4/3/2012
4/11/2012

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

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 11, 2012

S. 1042

Introduced by Senator Anderson

S. Printed 4/11/12--S.

Read the first time January 10, 2012.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2012-2013, ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION EACH YEAR TO ITS STUDENTS IN EACH GRADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ABOUT CRIMINAL CONDUCT OR OTHER ACTIONS MOST COMMONLY COMMITTED BY OR INVOLVING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN OR YOUNG ADULTS THAT COULD RESULT IN INCARCERATION IN A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL PRISON OR DETENTION FACILITY WHETHER THE CONDUCT OR ACTIONS ARE COMMITTED AS A JUVENILE OR AS AN ADULT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROCEDURES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-29-65.    Beginning with school year 2012-2013, all middle and high schools of this State shall provide instruction each year to its students in each grade at the beginning of the school year about criminal conduct or other actions most commonly committed by or involving school-aged children or young adults that could result in incarceration in a federal, state, or local prison or detention facility whether the conduct or actions are committed as a juvenile or as an adult. This conduct includes, but is not limited to, mob or gang violence, fighting, criminal sexual conduct with particular emphasis on unlawful sexual relations between a minor and another person of a greater age, failure to pay child support, and disrupting school or classes. The instruction must be given in single gender settings and shall be of a length determined by the local school district governing body. Also, the students must be taught how to protect themselves from unwanted sexual contact, how to protect themselves from being a victim of sexual abuse or conduct, and the potential of being brought before family court for status offenses such as school truancy. The Department of Education shall prepare an outline of the instruction to be taught and make it available to the middle and high schools of this State."

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

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