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Bill 3997

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3997
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990427
Primary Sponsor:                  Harvin
All Sponsors:                     Harvin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3479mm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Stink bomb, possession of prohibited on 
                                  school property or while attending actvity by; 
                                  Crimes, Weapons, School districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990427  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 63, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISCIPLINE OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-290 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF A STINK BOMB ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR WHILE ATTENDING A SCHOOL ACTIVITY.

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

SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 63, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-63-290. (A) For purposes of this section, 'stink bomb' means a device that emits a strong foul or suffocating odor when activated.

(B) A student in the public schools may not possess a stink bomb while on school property or while attending a school sponsored or school related activity on or off school property.

(C) The board of trustees of each school district shall include the prohibition in subsection (B) of this section in the district's written standards of student conduct. A student who violates the prohibition is subject to discipline as provided by board policy, consistent with this subsection.

(D) A person who discovers a student in possession of a stink bomb in violation of this section shall report the violation to the appropriate school administrator, as determined by school policy, who shall order a peace officer or appropriate school employee to confiscate the device, which is forfeited to the school district."

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

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