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Bill 3226

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3226
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Lourie
All Sponsors:                     Lourie
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\jic\5026djc99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          School districts, colleges, universities; 
                                  provisions for disturbing of; Crimes and 
                                  Offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISTURBING SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT MAY BE INFERRED THAT A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN PICKETING, A DEMONSTRATION, OR A PROTEST ON THE PREMISES OF A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, OR WITHIN SIGHT OR HEARING OF A STUDENT, TEACHER, EMPLOYEE, OFFICIAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR OTHER PERSON LAWFULLY ON, ENTERING OR LEAVING THE PREMISES OF THE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, INTENDS TO WILFULLY OR UNNECESSARILY INTERFERE WITH OR DISTURB THE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-17-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-17-420. It shall be is unlawful:

(1) for any person wilfully or unnecessarily (a) to interfere with or to disturb in any way or in any place the students or teachers of any school or college in this State, (b) to loiter about such school or college premises or (c) to act in an obnoxious manner thereon; or

(2) for any person to (a) enter upon any such school or college premises or (b) loiter around the premises, except on business, without the permission of the principal or president in charge.

It may be inferred that a person who engages in picketing, a demonstration, or a protest for or against any cause or issue, or for any other purpose, on the premises of a school or college, or within sight or hearing of a student, teacher, employee, official, law enforcement officer, or other person lawfully on, entering or leaving the premises of the school or college, that interferes with access to or departure from the premises of a school or college, or the normal or regularly scheduled use and activities of the school or college, intends to wilfully or unnecessarily interfere with or disturb the school or college, or the students or teachers of the school or college within the meaning of this section.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days."

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

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