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H. 3634
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. G.A. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11137vr13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3526
Introduced in the House on February 27, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Prayer in schools
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/27/2013 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 5)
2/27/2013 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 5)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-443, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE FOR A MINUTE OF MANDATORY SILENCE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL DAY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOLS TO SAY A PRAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY, TO NOTIFY PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THE POLICY, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PRAYER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-1-443 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-1-443. All schools shall provide for a minute of mandatory silence at the beginning of each school day, or in the alternative, the school principal or a teacher may deliver a prayer at the commencement of the school day. The school shall notify parents and guardians of the policy in writing in a school handbook, including the right of a student to leave the classroom during that time if the student does not want to listen to or participate in the prayer."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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