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H. 3412
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Howard
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Introduced in the House on January 11, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: School crossing guards
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/11/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 35)
1/11/2017 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 35)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-63-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS BE ATTIRED WITH GARMENTS OR EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN BY APPROACHING MOTORISTS, SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS SHALL CARRY AND USE HANDHELD STOP PADDLES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-63-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-63-60. (A) No A person charged with the responsibility of assisting school children to cross streets near schools shall may not engage in such activity unless he is:
(1) using a handheld reflective stop paddle; and
(2) attired with some type of garment or equipment that can be clearly seen by the driver of an approaching motor vehicle.
(B) The school district official of each school district who is responsible for supervising such personnel shall be is responsible for seeing that such persons within his district are furnished with the articles required by this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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