South Carolina Senate Bill 217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Mandatory School Attendance, To Provide That A Child Must Attend School Until He Attains The Age Of Eighteen, Graduates From High School, Or Receives A High School Equivalency Diploma; To Amend Section 63-19-20, Relating To Definitions, To Define "child" For The Purposes Of Truancy; To Amend Section 63-19-1030, Relating To Prehearing Inquiry, To Include Titles For Truancy Petitions; To Amend Section 63-19-1420, Relating To Drivers License Suspension And Restriction, To Provide For The Court Suspension Or Restriction Of A Child's Drivers License Upon The Finding Of Violation Of Court Truancy Order; And To Amend Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment To The Department Of Juvenile Justice, To Provide For The Commitment Of A Child Who Violates A Court Order To Attend School.

Mandatory school attendance

Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-11		Referred to Committee on Education
2011-01-11		Introduced and read first time
2010-12-08		Referred to Committee on Education
2010-12-08		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	65	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	1030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	1420	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	1440	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0217&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/217_20101208.htm