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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4928 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000413 Primary Sponsor:McKay All Sponsors:McKay, McGee, H. Brown, G. Brown, Askins, Canty, Hamilton, M. Hines, Leach, Law and Loftis Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\2023dw00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School districts, public property of; object containing words of Ten Commandments may be displayed on History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000413 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-335 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN OBJECT CONTAINING THE WORDS OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TO THE DISPLAYED ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONG WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT HAVE FORMED AND INFLUENCED THE UNITED STATES LEGAL OR GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-1-335. An object containing the words of the Ten Commandments may be displayed on real property owned by a public school district along with other documents of historical significance that have formed and influenced the United States legal or governmental system. This display of an object containing the words of the Ten Commandments must be in the same manner and appearance generally as other documents and objects displayed, and may not be presented or displayed in a fashion that results in calling attention to it apart from the other displayed documents and objects."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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