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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1224 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020417 Primary Sponsor:Richardson All Sponsors:Richardson and Giese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\4847mm02.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Charter schools, validity of provisions of law regarding, in the event one of provisions is held to be unconstitutional or invalid History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020417 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-200 TO PROVIDE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 40 OF TITLE 59 IN THE EVENT ONE OF THE PROVISIONS IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INVALID.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-40-200. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this chapter, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this chapter, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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