South Carolina Senate Bill 1281 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "disciplinary Procedure Due Process Act"; To Define Necessary Terms; To Establish The Requirements Of A Proceeding, To Enumerate The Rights Of A Student Who Is Subject To A Proceeding, To Establish Standards For The Disclosure Of Evidence Relating To The Proceeding, To Require Written Statements Entered As Evidence To Be Notarized, To Prohibit Certain Documents From Being Used As Evidence Without The Consent Of Both Parties, To Allow For The Informal Disposition Of A Proceeding In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit Irrelevant, Immaterial, Or Unduly Repetitive Evidence From Being Admitted, To Apply The Standards For Privilege Of The State To A Party In A Proceeding, To Allow The Submission Of Evidence In Written Form In Certain Circumstances, To Require A Record Of The Proceeding Be Made And To Enumerate The Required Contents Of The Record, To Allow A Party To Request A Recording Of The Proceeding For Transcription, To Require The Presiding Person To Be Impartial, To Establish Standards For The Presiding Person To Make A Decision, To Require An Institution To Provide A Student The Internal Appeals Procedure If The Decision Of The Institution Is Adverse To The Student, To Allow The Student Or Institution To Appeal To The Circuit Court Or Administrative Law Court, To Establish A Presumption Of Nonviolation For The Student And The Burden Of Proof For The Institution, To Require Any Punishment To Be Reasonable And Proportionate To The Violation, To Allow The Circuit Court Or Administrative Law Court To Issue An Injunction And Allow For The Award Of Attorneys Fees And Costs; And To Allow An Institution To Immediately Suspend A Student For Alleged Misconduct In Certain Circumstances.

Disciplinary Procedure Due Process Act

Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

Sen. Joel Lourie [D]

Sen. Michael Fair [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2016-04-28	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H5262 (Similar To) 2016-04-26 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1281&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/1281_20160428.htm