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S. 933
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McLeod
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Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: School administrators
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/11/2019 Senate Prefiled
12/11/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/14/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 46)
1/14/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
(Senate Journal-page 46)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-24-60 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TO REQUIRE THAT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS MUST MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO CONTACT ALL PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD BUT NOT LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS UPON RECEIVING CREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT A PERSON HAS MADE A THREAT OF SERIOUS INJURY TO A PERSON OR PERSONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR AT A SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITY, OR IF THE THREAT IS TO SERIOUSLY DAMAGE OR DESTROY SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-24-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-24-60. (A) In addition to other provisions required by law or by regulation of the State Board of Education, school administrators must contact law enforcement authorities immediately upon notice that a person is engaging or has engaged in activities on school property or at a school sanctioned or sponsored activity which may result or results in injury or serious threat of injury to the person or to another person or his property as defined in local board policy.
(B) School administrators must make a reasonable effort to contact all parents of students within a reasonable time period but not later than twenty-four hours upon receiving credible information that a person has made a threat that may result or has resulted in serious injury to a person or persons on school property or at a school-sanctioned or sponsored activity, or if the threat may result or has resulted in serious damage to or the destruction of school property.
(C) The provisions contained in this section apply to both public and private schools."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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