H 4056 General Bill, By Davenport
Summary: Child, Juveniles, Minors, status offenses, family court, persons under eighteen, school district attendance required
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-6605, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CHILD TO INCLUDE PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THE CASE OF STATUS OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-7807 RELATING TO SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AS PART OF THE FAMILY COURT'S DISPOSITIONAL AUTHORITY IN ADJUDICATING DELINQUENTS, SO AS TO APPLY THIS AUTHORITY TO CERTAIN JUVENILES UP TO AGE EIGHTEEN; TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-65-10 AND 59-65-30, BOTH AS AMENDED, AND BOTH RELATING TO COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SO AS TO REQUIRE CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL UNTIL REACHING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN RATHER THAN AGE SEVENTEEN.
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05/05/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-250
05/05/99	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-250