H 4394 General Bill, By Huggins, Gamble and Seithel
 A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 2 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY
 ADDING SECTION 2-1-235, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY MUST SPEND ONE NON-LEGISLATIVE DAY VISITING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
 THEIR DISTRICT DURING THE SCHOOLS' INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A
 BEGINNING DATE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT.

   01/05/00  House  Prefiled
   01/05/00  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-446
   01/11/00  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-447

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 2 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-235, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST SPEND ONE NON-LEGISLATIVE DAY VISITING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THEIR DISTRICT DURING THE SCHOOLS' INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A BEGINNING DATE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-235. Beginning with members of the General Assembly first elected in the 2000 general election, all members of the General Assembly must spend one non-legislative day visiting the public schools in their district during the schools' instructional time."

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