A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-66-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THIS STATE MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MONITOR, DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS, THE SCHOOL SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AT THE SCHOOL AND TO NOTIFY APPROPRIATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, RESOURCE OFFICERS, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, IF NECESSARY, IF THIS EMPLOYEE OBSERVES SITUATIONS ON THE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT WHICH RAISES A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE FOR CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY OF STUDENTS, SCHOOL PROPERTY, OR THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.
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Introduced Feb 22, 2018
Last action Feb 22, 2018
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Feb 22, 2018
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Feb 22, 2018
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State
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P
Cezar E. McKnight
DDemocratic
P
David J. Mack, III
DDemocratic
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Ivory Thigpen
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Lonnie Hosey
DDemocratic
P
Robert L. Ridgeway, III
DDemocratic
P
Wendy C. Brawley
DDemocratic
P
Will Wheeler
DDemocratic
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