S 0868 General Bill, By Hayes, Courson, Grooms, Bauer, Mescher, Thomas, Giese, Leatherman, Wilson, Russell, Waldrep, Peeler, Cork, Martin, Ford, Branton, Gregory, Alexander and Courtney
Similar (H 4249, H 4250)
Summary: School districts, resource officers; Safety in Schools Act of 1999, Law Enforcement
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SAFETY IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 1999", INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR EACH MIDDLE, JUNIOR, AND HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SHALL BE EMPLOYED, TRAINED, AND ASSIGNED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001, SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN FUNDING FOR THESE OFFICERS, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COUNTY WITH A SCHOOL WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE MAY APPLY FOR MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT THAT SCHOOL, TO REQUIRE EACH MIDDLE, JUNIOR, OR HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN INTERCOM SYSTEM TO DEVELOP VERBAL SECURITY CODES TO BE USED TO WARN TEACHERS AND STAFF OF CERTAIN TYPES OF IMPENDING DANGER; TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SHALL COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP LOCAL INITIATIVES AGAINST SCHOOL VIOLENCE, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-365 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ARRESTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MUST NOTIFY THE SENIOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ARREST OF A STUDENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AND TO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATOR MUST NOTIFY THE STUDENT'S TEACHERS OF THE ARREST AND OFFENSES ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY THE STUDENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL SALE OF PISTOLS TO CERTAIN PERSONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR THE SALE OF A PISTOL TO A PERSON UNDER TWENTY-ONE.
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05/26/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-6
05/26/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-6