South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 5176

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. F.N. Smith and J.H. Neal
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7649ahb08.doc

Introduced in the House on May 21, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: School resource officer

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/21/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   5/21/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17
   5/21/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.H.Neal

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/21/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-12, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION AND JURISDICTION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A COURTESY SUMMONS TO A STUDENT INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENT UNLESS IT INVOLVES A GANG-RELATED INCIDENT OR DRUG OR WEAPONS CRIME.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 5-7-12(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    The governing body of a municipality or county may upon the request of any otheranother governing body or of any otheranother political subdivision of the State, including school districts, designate certain officers to be assigned to the duty of a school resource officer and to work within the school systems of the municipality or county. The person assigned as a school resource officer shall have statewide jurisdiction to arrest persons committing gang-related incidents, drug or weapons crimes in connection with a school activity or school-sponsored event. In all other circumstances, a school resource officer may not arrest a student but shall issue a courtesy summons to appear to the student or students involved in the particular incident in connection with a school activity or school-sponsored event. When acting pursuant to this section and outside of the sworn municipality or county of the school resource officer, the officer shall enjoy all authority, rights, privileges, and immunities, including coverage under the workers' compensation laws that he would have enjoyed if operating in his sworn jurisdiction."

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

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