South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A53, R91, S459

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Sheheen, Leventis, Lourie, Bryant, Ford, Knotts and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22685sj07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 20, 2007
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2007
Last Amended on May 24, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2007
Governor's Action: June 6, 2007, Signed

Summary: Jessica Horton Campus Crime Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/20/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   2/20/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
   2/22/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, 
                        Vaughn
   3/28/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-28
   3/29/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-39
    4/3/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-24
    4/4/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
   4/10/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-22
   4/10/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-22
   5/23/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-11
   5/24/2007  House   Amended HJ-34
   5/24/2007  House   Read second time HJ-36
   5/24/2007  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-36
   5/24/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/25/2007  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
   5/29/2007  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-55
   5/31/2007          Ratified R 91
    6/6/2007          Signed By Governor
   6/13/2007          Copies available
   6/13/2007          Effective date 06/06/07
   6/15/2007          Act No. 53

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/20/2007
3/28/2007
3/29/2007
5/23/2007
5/24/2007
5/24/2007-A

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(A53, R91, S459)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 154 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "JESSICA HORTON ACT" TO PROVIDE THAT CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS SHALL NOTIFY AND WORK WITH THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ON THE INVESTIGATION OF A DEATH OR AN ALLEGED ACT OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT RESULTING FROM AN INCIDENT OCCURRING ON THE CAMPUS OF AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS.

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

Jessica Horton Act

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as the "Jessica Horton Act".

Jessica Horton Act

SECTION    2.    Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"CHAPTER 154

Jessica Horton Act

Section 59-154-10.    (A)    As used in this section:

(1)    'Institution of higher learning' or 'institution' means a public two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State, and also any private two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State.

(2)    'Property of the institution' means a building or property:

(a)    owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes;

(b)    owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution including, but not limited to, fraternity, sorority, and cooperative houses; or

(c)    controlled by the institution but owned by a third party.

(B)    The chief of the campus police of an institution of higher learning, or his designee, immediately shall notify the State Law Enforcement Division if there is a death resulting from an incident occurring on the property of the institution or if the officer or another official of the institution is in receipt of a report alleging that an act of criminal sexual conduct has occurred on the property of the institution.

(C)    Upon notification, the State Law Enforcement Division shall participate in a joint investigation of the death or alleged act of criminal sexual conduct. In the case of a death, the State Law Enforcement Division shall lead the investigation. In the case of an alleged act of criminal sexual conduct, the campus police shall lead the investigation.

(D)    The campus police and other employees of the institution of higher learning shall cooperate with an investigation conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of May, 2007.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2007.

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