South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 1404

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1404
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000524
Primary Sponsor:                  Setzler
All Sponsors:                     Setzler
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21436sd00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Education Committee 04 SED
Subject:                          European-American History Month, October 
                                  declared; School districts to instruct 
                                  students in, Curriculum


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000524  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-65 SO AS TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR AS EUROPEAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE AS A PART OF THEIR REGULAR CURRICULUM DURING THIS MONTH SHALL EXAMINE THE INGENUITY, CREATIVITY, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL EXPERIENCES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS FROM EUROPE AND OF EUROPEAN DESCENT AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-29-65. The month of October each year is declared to be European-American History Month and the several schools of this State in conformity with guidelines developed by the State Department of Education and as a part of their regular curriculum during this month shall examine the ingenuity, creativity, cultural, and political experiences of those individuals from Europe and of European descent and their contributions to establishment and development of the cultural, political, and economic institutions of the United States."

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

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