H*4758(Rat #0387, Act #0293 of 2008)  General Bill, By Erickson, Bedingfield, 
Ballentine, Pinson, Bannister, Herbkersman, E.H. Pitts, Sellers, Taylor, Young and 
Hodges
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-63-425 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS THE VICTIM OF
 PHYSICAL ABUSE, HARASSMENT, OR STALKING BY A CLASSMATE DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR
 OTHERWISE RESULTING IN A RESTRAINING ORDER BEING GRANTED AGAINST THE CLASSMATE
 BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION MAY TRANSFER WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
 STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN OR OUT OF THE DISTRICT
 WITHIN THIRTY SCHOOL DAYS OF THE RESTRAINING ORDER BEING VIOLATED, WITHOUT ANY
 LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL
 TO WHICH THE STUDENT TRANSFERS. - ratified title

   02/27/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   02/27/08  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-11
   04/22/08  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-5
   04/24/08  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
   04/24/08  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Hardwick,
                     Miller, Kelly, Williams, Jefferson, Perry,
                     McLeod, Hosey, Ballentine, Hayes, Whitmire,
                     Govan, Simrill, Lowe, Young, Erickson, and EH
                     Pitts HJ-66
   04/29/08  House  Amended HJ-63
   04/29/08  House  Read second time HJ-67
   04/29/08  House  Roll call Yeas-72  Nays-34 HJ-67
   04/30/08  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-46
   04/30/08  House  Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-22 HJ-50
   05/01/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   05/01/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9
   05/29/08  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-17
   06/03/08  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   06/04/08  Senate Read third time and enrolled
   06/05/08         Ratified R 387
   06/11/08         Signed By Governor
   06/18/08         Copies available
   06/18/08         Effective date 06/11/08
   06/19/08         Act No. 293

(A293, R387, H4758)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-425 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS THE VICTIM OF PHYSICAL ABUSE, HARASSMENT, OR STALKING BY A CLASSMATE DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR OTHERWISE RESULTING IN A RESTRAINING ORDER BEING GRANTED AGAINST THE CLASSMATE BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION MAY TRANSFER WITH THE CONSENT OF THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN OR OUT OF THE DISTRICT WITHIN THIRTY SCHOOL DAYS OF THE RESTRAINING ORDER BEING VIOLATED, WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE STUDENT TRANSFERS.

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

Student may transfer

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 63, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-63-425.    A high school student who is the victim of physical abuse, harassment, or stalking by a classmate during school hours or otherwise resulting in a restraining order being granted against the classmate by a court of competent jurisdiction may transfer with the consent of the student's school district to another high school within or out of the district within thirty school days of the restraining order being violated, without any loss of eligibility to participate in interscholastic activities at the school to which the student transfers."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2008.

Approved the 11th day of June, 2008.