South Carolina S 203: Public school drills

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

125th Session, 2023-2024



S. 203



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Fanning

Document Path: LC-0116WAB23.docx



Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023

Introduced in the House on March 2, 2023

Last Amended on February 28, 2023


Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works



Summary: Public school drills





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	11/30/2022	Senate	Prefiled
 

	11/30/2022	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education

	1/10/2023	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 105)

	1/10/2023	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal‑page 105)

	2/22/2023	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal‑page 11)

	2/27/2023		Scrivener's error corrected
 

	2/28/2023	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal‑page 24)

	2/28/2023	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 24)

	2/28/2023	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal‑page 24)

	3/1/2023	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal‑page 10)

	3/1/2023		Scrivener's error corrected
 

	3/2/2023	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 5)

	3/2/2023	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 5)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/01/2022

02/22/2023

02/27/2023

02/28/2023

03/02/2023









Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter



Committee Amendment Adopted

February 28, 2023

S. 203

Introduced by Senator Fanning 



S. Printed 02/28/23--S.	[SEC 3/1/2023 4:51 PM]

Read the first time January 10, 2023



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A bill



to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 59-63-910, relating to REQUIRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DRILLS, so as to PROVIDE EACH SEMESTER ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS WHOSE INSTRUCTION IS NOT PRIMARILY DELIVERED ONLINE, SHALL CONDUCT ONE FIRE DRILL, ONE ACTIVE SHOOTER/INTRUDER DRILL, AND ONE SEVERE WEATHER/EARTHQUAKE DRILL.

	Amend Title To Conform



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.		Section 59‑63‑910(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:



	(A) All public schools, including charter schools whose instruction is not primarily delivered online, shall conduct fire, active shooter/intruder, and severe weather/earthquake drills. Within each school year, schools must conduct at least two fire drills, two active shooter/intruder drills, and two severe weather/earthquake drills, with at least one of each drill conducted each semester Notwithstanding any other law, regulation, codes, or standards which are based upon nationally recognized codes or standards, all public schools, including charter schools whose instruction is not primarily delivered online, shall conduct one fire drill, one active shooter/intruder drill, and one severe weather/earthquake drill each semester, all of which must be conducted within the first 15 days of each semester. In addition to these requirements, all elementary schools shall conduct one additional fire drill each semester.  For purpose of this subsection, elementary school includes any public school, including charter schools whose instruction is not primarily delivered online, that contains grades K-5.



SECTION 2.	This act takes effect July 1, 2024.

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