South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4909

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King, Gilliard, Parks, Dillard, Gunn, Howard, Mack, Hart and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18014bh10.docx

Introduced in the House on April 28, 2010
Last Amended on May 12, 2010
Rejected by the House on May 26, 2010

Summary: Athletic team

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/28/2010  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-13
   4/29/2010  House   Debate adjourned HJ-38
    5/4/2010  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart
    5/6/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 11, 2010
   5/12/2010  House   Amended HJ-79
   5/12/2010  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Crawford, JR Smith, GR 
                        Smith, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Nanney, Wylie, King, 
                        Millwood, Hiott, RL Brown, Gilliard, Long, Hosey, 
                        Govan, and JH Neal HJ-79
   5/25/2010  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
   5/25/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 26, 2010 HJ-149
   5/26/2010  House   Rejected HJ-66
   5/26/2010  House   Roll call Yeas-46  Nays-56 HJ-66

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/28/2010
4/28/2010-A
5/12/2010

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AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Path council\bbm\9747htc10)

May 12, 2010

H. 4909

Introduced by Reps. King, Gilliard, Parks, Dillard, Gunn, Howard and Mack

S. Printed 4/28/10--H.

Read the first time April 28, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-72 SO AS TO REQUIRE A STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES ON A SCHOOL SPONSORED ATHLETIC TEAM TO BE ADMINISTERED A TEST TO DETERMINE IF THE STUDENT HAS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA DURING THE STUDENT'S PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL AND TO REQUIRE THE DOCTOR WHO ADMINISTERS THE TEST TO CLEAR THE STUDENT FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE TEAM BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 63, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-63-72.    In order for a student to participate on a school sponsored athletic team, the student must undergo a preparticipation physical, during which time a test to determine if the student has sickle cell anemia or carries the sickle cell anemia trait must be administered. The doctor who administers the test must clear the student for participation on the team before the student is eligible to participate."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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