H 3997 General Bill, By M. McLeod, K.E. Bailey, J.M. Baxley, L.E. Bennett, L. Blanding, R.B. Brown, P.M. Burch, M.D. Burriss, J.D. Cole, M.J. Cooper, R.S. Corning, Davenport, F.L. Day, E.D. Foxworth, Haskins, J.C. Hearn, T.E. Huff, J.C. Johnson, W.H. Jones, R.O. Kay, Koon, T.T. Mappus, J.T. McElveen, D.E. McTeer and B.E. Thrailkill
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 59-67-151 so as to require the State Law Enforcement Division, with the cooperation and assistance of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, to conduct a criminal background check on every person seeking certification or renewal of certification as a school bus driver, to deny the privilege of serving as a school bus driver to any such person whose criminal background check indicates convictions for certain offenses, to provide for the determination, establishment, and payment of the cost of conducting the criminal background check, and to provide that the requirements imposed by this Section on persons seeking certification or renewal of certification as a school bus driver are in addition to all other requirements, conditions, or qualifications imposed on school bus drivers.

03/17/88	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2157
03/17/88	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-2158