South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4228

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. White, Townsend, Martin and Thompson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20603sd03.doc

Introduced in the House on May 15, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Public School buildings; state and local officials jurisdiction with regard to facility design, size, sitting and location

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/15/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-51
   5/15/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-51

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/15/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-23-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL BUILDING CODE STANDARDS AND THE AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPAL OR OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE THESE STANDARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION WITH REGARD TO SCHOOL FACILITY DESIGN, SIZE, SITING, AND LOCATION BUT THAT BEFORE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE APPROVED FOR A NEW SCHOOL FACILITY AND CONSTRUCTION BEGUN, THE LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION OR SIMILAR ENTITY MUST APPROVE ROAD ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW FACILITY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-23-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-23-180.    The intent of this code chapter is to fix minimum building code standards for school facilities and nothing herein shall must be construed as lowering the building code standards required by any municipal ordinance or superseding the authority of the building inspectors or other officials in the enforcement of such building code standards. State and local school officials in the manner provided by law shall have jurisdiction with regard to school facility design, size, siting, and location but that before the plans and specifications are approved for a new school facility and construction begun, the local planning commission or similar entity must approve road accessibility and transportation infrastructure requirements for the new facility."

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

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