SC H4708 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "school Protection Officer Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 66, Title 59 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year, The Governing Boards Of Government K-12 Schools And Government Institutions Of Higher Education May Designate Employees As School Protection Officers To Provide Armed Protection And Other Related Public Safety Functions On Their Campuses, To Define Related Terminology, And To Provide Related Requirements; By Adding Section 23-23-112 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Council Must Develop Guidelines For School Protection Officer Training That Must Be Offered By The Center For School Safety, To Provide Specific Requirements For This Training, And To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Amend Section 16-23-420, Relating To The Exemptions From The Prohibition Of Possessing Firearms On Government School Property, So As To Exempt School Protection Officers; To Redesignate Chapter 66, Title 59 As "school Safety", And To Redesignate Sections 59-66-20, 59-66-30, And 59-66-40 As Article 1 Entitled,"general Provisions".
Title
School Protection Officer Act
Sponsors
Rep. Jordan Pace [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
2024-01-09 | House | Introduced and read first time |
2023-12-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
2023-12-14 | House | Prefiled |
Same As/Similar To
S0237 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Scrivener's error corrected
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 23 | 420 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
23 | 23 | 112 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
59 | 66 | 20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
59 | 66 | 30 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
59 | 66 | 40 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
South Carolina State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4708&session=125&summary=B |
Text | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4708_20231214.htm |