H 3720 General Bill, By Cato
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 23-6-95 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE LAST FULL WEEK IN AUGUST AS "SOUTH CAROLINA
 SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY WEEK", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
 SHALL WORK TO ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SCHOOLS
 IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES DURING THAT WEEK.

   03/15/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   03/15/01  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-6-95 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE LAST FULL WEEK IN AUGUST AS "SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY WEEK", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL WORK TO ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SCHOOLS IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES DURING THAT WEEK.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 23-6-95.    The last full week in August shall be designated 'South Carolina School Zone Safety Week'. The Department of Public Safety shall work to organize and engage state law enforcement officials and schools in activities that promote safety in school zones during the above-named week. The department shall provide suitable printed materials and other aids for use in the observance of the week.

    In January of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, regarding the school zone safety activities the department has helped to organize."

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