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S. 586
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Alexander and Waldrep
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9761sl03.doc
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Bullying, local school boards, state funding
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/15/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-42 4/15/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-42
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-290 SO AS TO DEFINE "BULLYING", PROVIDE THAT EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL ADOPT POLICIES TO PROHIBIT BULLYING, AND PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BOARD THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT RECEIVE STATE FUNDING.
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) As used in this section, the term 'bullying' means:
(1) a wilful attempt or threat to inflict injury on another person, when accompanied by an apparent present ability to do so; or
(2) an intentional display of force that would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
(B) Each school district shall adopt policies, applicable to students in grades six through twelve, that prohibit bullying of a student by another student and shall require the policies to be included in the student code of conduct for middle and high schools in that school district. School district policies must require that, upon a finding that a student has committed the offense of bullying for the third time in a school year, the student must be assigned to an alternative school. Each school district shall ensure that students and parents of students are notified of the prohibition against bullying, and the penalties for violating the prohibition, by posting the information at each middle and high school and by including the information in student and parent handbooks.
(C) A school district that is not in compliance with the requirements of this section is ineligible to receive state funding."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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