Senate Education Committee Amendment
S 245 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Booster Clubs

The Committee on Education proposes the following amendment (SEDU-245.DB0001S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(A)(2) and inserting:

(2) "Financial officer" means a person or persons who maintains custody of a booster club's financial records and/or who has signatory authority on all of the booster club's transactions, accounts, contracts, checks, or other instruments or undertakings of any kind.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(B)(1) and (2) and inserting:

(B)(1) A person who was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, a violation of Chapter 13 of Title 16, or a violation of Chapter 14 of Title 16 is prohibited from serving as a financial officer of a booster club.

(2) A financial officer who was convicted of, or who pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime identified in item (1) must immediately resign, and a new person must be assigned to that role within the booster club. A booster club is prohibited from disbursing funds for any purpose until a new person is designated as the financial officer.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(C)(1) and inserting:

(C)(1) Each booster club within a school district must annually register with the school district board of trustees no later than August first. The registration shall include the name of the booster club, its purpose, the name of each of the booster club's officers, including its designated financial officer, and other information required by the school district board of trustees.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(D)(1) and inserting:

(D)(1) Upon the receipt of a booster club's registration, a school district board of trustees shall request a state criminal records check, including fingerprints, from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division of the financial officer. The school district board of trustees shall immediately notify a booster club if the criminal records check reveals that its financial officer is prohibited from serving in that role for the booster club pursuant to subsection (B).