Bill 3452

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3452
Ratification Number:            94
Act Number:                     28
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970212
Primary Sponsor:                Miller
All Sponsors:                   Miller, McMaster, Moody-Lawrence,
                                Townsend, Hinson, Knotts, Cotty, Neal,
                                Barrett, Battle, T. Brown, Trotter,
                                Maddox, Stille, Stoddard, Witherspoon,
                                Lloyd, J. Smith, Kennedy, Pinckney,
                                Delleney, Rice, Kelley, Edge, Woodrum,
                                Keegan, Martin, Webb, Parks, Carnell,
                                Rhoad, Jordan, Rodgers, Meacham,
                                Young-Brickell, Howard, Simrill,
                                Spearman, Bowers, Koon and Harvin
                                
Drafted Document Number:        dka\4088mm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970429
Date of Last Amendment:         19970325
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970521
Subject:                        Jury service for school employees,
                                optional postponement; Juries and
                                Jurors, Schools and School
                                Districts

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19970604  Act No. A28
------  19970521  Signed by Governor
------  19970515  Ratified R94
Senate  19970429  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19970424  Read second time
Senate  19970423  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19970401  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19970326  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970325  Amended, read second time
House   19970319  Committee report: Favorable with         25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19970212  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee

(A28, R94, H3452)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-845, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OPTIONAL POSTPONEMENT OF JURY SERVICE FOR STUDENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR OPTIONAL POSTPONEMENT OF JURY SERVICE FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.

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

Optional postponement of jury service

SECTION 1. Section 14-7-845 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 427 of 1990, is amended to read:

"Section 14-7-845. (A) If a student selected for jury service during the school term requests, his service must be postponed to a date that does not conflict with the school term. For purposes of this subsection, a student is a person enrolled in high school or an institution of higher learning, including technical college.

(B) If a school employee selected for jury service during the school term requests, his service must be postponed to a date that does not conflict with the school term. For purposes of this subsection, a school employee is a person employed as a teacher, certified personnel at the building level, or bus driver by a school, a school system, or a school district offering educational programs to grades K-12 and to institutions of higher learning, including technical colleges.

(C) A person selected for jury service who requests a postponement pursuant to subsection (A) or (B) must provide evidence of school enrollment or employment."

Time effective

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

Approved the 21st day of May, 1997.