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(AP) --   South Carolina lawmakers will consider a bill making sex between high school teachers and students a felony.

   The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to debate the proposal Tuesday. It says school employees in supervisory roles can be sent to prison for up to five years for having sex with 16- and 17-year-old students. Under state law, teens can legally consent at 16.

   The proposal says sex with an 18-year-old student could bring a $500 fine and 30 days in jail. A Senate panel last week tweaked the bill to separate the penalties.

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