H 3383 General Bill, By S.G. Manly, M.O. Alexander, R.L. Altman, R.A. Barber, 
J.M. Baxley, G.A. Brown, J. Brown, Cato, Cork, L.L. Elliott, R.C. Fulmer, 
Glover, W.S. Houck, M.F. Jaskwhich, J.W. Johnson, H.H. Keyserling, J.G. Mattos, 
F.E. McBride, McCraw, McKay, D.E. McTeer, Neilson, Scott, Sharpe, R. Smith, 
C.Y. Waites, L.S. Whipper, J.B. Wilder and D. Williams
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 59-31-70 so as to require that funds appropriated annually for school
 textbooks be used to purchase textbooks or materials adopted by the State
 Board of Education.

   01/31/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-453
   01/31/91  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-453

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-31-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY FOR SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS BE USED TO PURCHASE TEXTBOOKS OR MATERIALS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-31-70. Funds provided in the annual General Appropriation Act for textbooks, under the State Department of Education, must be used to purchase textbooks or materials adopted by the State Board of Education."

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