Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3169 Primary Sponsor:Corning Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public school official, false information Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/11021.DW Introduced Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Corning Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3169 House Jan 09, 1991 Introduced and read first 25 time, referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-35 SO AS TO MAKE IT A CRIME FOR A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN TO WILFULLY OR KNOWINGLY FALSIFY INFORMATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO ENROLL A CHILD IN A SCHOOL TO WHICH THE CHILD OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-63-35. A parent or legal guardian who wilfully or knowingly falsifies information to public school officials to enroll a child in a school to which the child otherwise would not be assigned is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.