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Bill 811

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      811
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Hawkins
All Sponsors:                     Hawkins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11030ac02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Education Committee 04 SED
Subject:                          Sexual orientation category must be 
                                  excluded in anti-discrimination policy of 
                                  public education entities


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020108  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20011212  Prefiled, referred to Committee        04 SED


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-465 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, A PUBLIC SCHOOL, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM USING "SEXUAL ORIENTATION" AS A CATEGORY IN ITS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-1-465. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, public school, as defined in Section 59-1-120, or school district, as defined in Section 59-1-160 may use 'sexual orientation' as a category in its anti-discrimination policy."

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

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