---
type: "Bill"
title: "School Guard Requirements"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-63-60, RELATING TO SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS TO DIRECT AND CONTROL TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS NEAR SCHOOLS TO REDUCE CONGESTION RELATED TO STUDENT DROP-OFF AND PICKUP, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN VISIBILITY GARMENT OR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 711"
citation: "South Carolina S 711 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Walker", "Zell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3886d375-ce95-4e46-a497-908088d00832"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=711&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9a936158151408a8253ef5bd7dba8bc542c3ff4b6c4ad69689bc2a5d0e729740"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 711 (2025-2026) — School Guard Requirements

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-63-60, RELATING TO SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS TO DIRECT AND CONTROL TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS NEAR SCHOOLS TO REDUCE CONGESTION RELATED TO STUDENT DROP-OFF AND PICKUP, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN VISIBILITY GARMENT OR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/711.htm)
2. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/711_20260311.htm)
3. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/711_20260317.htm)
4. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/711_20260505.htm)
5. **12/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/711_20251210.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Walker — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-12-10** Prefiled `filing`
- **2025-12-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 148
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-05-27** Act No. 169

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3886d375-ce95-4e46-a497-908088d00832`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).