South Carolina Senate Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TEACHER PROTECTION ACT OF 2009", BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-900, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A STUDENT WHO COMMITS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST THE TEACHER IF THE OFFENSE OCCURS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR AT A SCHOOL-RELATED EVENT, OR IF THE OFFENSE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TEACHER'S PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO TEACHER HAS CIVIL LIABILITY TO A STUDENT OR TO A PARTY ACTING IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENT FOR AN ACT OR OMISSION BY THE TEACHER THAT OCCURS WHILE THE TEACHER IS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-612, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF A STUDENT COMMITTING ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST A PERSON AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, SO AS TO REDEFINE INTO THREE OFFENSES WITH SEPARATE PENALTIES FOR EACH, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING THE MOST SERIOUS OFFENSE AS A FELONY.

Redefine Into Three Offenses With Separate Penalties For Each, Including Establishing The Most Serious Offense As A Felony.

Sen. Lee Bright [R]	Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]	Sen. Paul Campbell [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]
Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Dick Elliott [D]	Sen. Robert Ford [D]	Sen. John Knotts [R]
Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Glenn McConnell [R]	Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Michael Rose [R]
Sen. Nikki Setzler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-11		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13
2009-02-11		Introduced and read first time HJ-12
2009-02-10		Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
2009-02-03		Read second time SJ-18
2009-02-03		Amended SJ-18
2009-01-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-01-29		Amended SJ-20
2009-01-28		Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-13
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-73
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-73
2008-12-10		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-10		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	612	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	25	900	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4&session=118