A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "METAL DETECTORS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-66-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTORS MUST BE INSTALLED AND OPERATED AT ALL PUBLIC ENTRANCES OF EACH PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY; TO PROVIDE RELATED TRAINING IN THE USE OF THESE METAL DETECTORS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROMULGATION OF RELATED REGULATIONS; AND TO MAKE THESE PROVISIONS CONTINGENT UPON APPROPRIATIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Feb 20, 2018
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Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Jan 9, 2018
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Nov 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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State
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Marvin Pendarvis
DDemocratic
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Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
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Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
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