Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4587 Primary Sponsor:Wright Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Textbooks, disapproval of when errors Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:NO5/8236.BD Introduced Date:Mar 19, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 19, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wright Corbett Meacham Keegan Koon Corning Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4587 House Mar 19, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-31-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TEXTBOOKS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO CONDEMN OR DISAPPROVE TEXTBOOKS CONTAINING KNOWN FACTUAL OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-31-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-31-40. The meetings of the State Board of Education in any a year at which an adoption is made shall must be public. New textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education in any a year shall must not be used in the free public schools of this State until the next school session begins. The State Board of Education shall condemn or disapprove textbooks containing known factual or grammatical errors."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.