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H. 3432
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Sponsors: Reps. Atwater, King, Jefferson, Williams, Taylor, Knight, Robinson-Simpson, Huggins, G.R. Smith, Norman, Brannon, Bedingfield, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Hamilton, Henderson, Hixon, Hodges, Rutherford, Toole, Weeks, Hicks, Rivers and Gilliard
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Introduced in the House on January 27, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2015
Last Amended on February 19, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Memorial Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/27/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 25)
1/27/2015 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 25)
1/28/2015 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks
2/3/2015 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
2/17/2015 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and
Public Works (House Journal-page 19)
2/18/2015 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2/19/2015 House Amended (House Journal-page 19)
2/19/2015 House Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
2/19/2015 House Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-29 (House Journal-page 19)
2/24/2015 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 24)
2/25/2015 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
2/25/2015 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
(Senate Journal-page 11)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED
February 19, 2015
H. 3432
Introduced by Reps. Atwater, King, Jefferson, Williams, Taylor, Knight, Robinson-Simpson, Huggins, G.R. Smith, Norman, Brannon, Bedingfield, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Hamilton, Henderson, Hixon, Hodges, Rutherford, Toole, Weeks, Hicks, Rivers and Gilliard
S. Printed 2/19/15--H.
Read the first time January 27, 2015.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-5-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY MUST BE RECOGNIZED AS HOLIDAYS FOR ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE AND THAT THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF THE DISTRICTS MUST BE CLOSED ON THOSE DATES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 53-5-65. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the local school districts of this State shall observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Memorial Day as legal holidays and schools and offices of the districts must be closed on those dates. Districts may not schedule make-up days on either day."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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