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H. 3164
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Littlejohn, G.R. Smith, Vaughn, Rice, Witherspoon, Walker, Mahaffey and Bowers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6182cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 25, 72
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: School attendance requirement as a condition for receiving license
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/15/2004 House Prefiled 12/15/2004 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-107 1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-107 2/3/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT ISSUE CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES OR A BEGINNER'S PERMIT TO OR RENEW THE DRIVING PRIVILEGE OF A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IS NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL OR HAS NOT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVILEGE TO DRIVE OF A PERSON WHO HAS DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-1-45. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department may not issue a motor vehicle driver's license, special restricted driver's license, conditional driver's license, or beginner's permit to or renew the driving privilege of a person who is less than eighteen years of age, is not enrolled in school with a minimum grade point average of 1.0 on a 4.0 scale, or has not graduated from high school.
(B) The department must suspend the driver's license, special restricted driver's license, conditional driver's license, or beginner's permit of a person who is less than eighteen years of age and who has dropped out of high school."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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