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Bill 4654

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4654
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000217
Primary Sponsor:                  Fleming
All Sponsors:                     Fleming, Knotts, Altman, Barfield, Cato, 
                                  Davenport, Lanford, Leach, Loftis, Perry, 
                                  Rice, Simrill, R. Smith, Trotter, Walker and 
                                  Witherspoon
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5069djc00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          School Districts, Curriculum, Southern 
                                  History and Heritage, students to be 
                                  instructed in; Education Board to assist


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000217  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND CHAPTER 29, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-57, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL EXAMINE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TEACHING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY; TO PROVIDE THAT BY THE 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THE STATE MUST INSTRUCT STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN HISTORY AND THE HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE AS A REGULAR PART OF ITS HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR THE ADOPTION OF HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS WHICH INCORPORATE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND SHALL, THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ASSIST THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DEVELOPING AND LOCATING SUITABLE PRINTED MATERIALS AND OTHER AIDS FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND TO PROVIDE FOR A "SOUTHERN HERITAGE DAY" DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF SOUTHERN HERITAGE.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-29-57. The State Board of Education shall examine the current status of the teaching of South Carolina History. By the 2000-2001 school year, each public school of the State must instruct students in the history and heritage of the Southern people as a regular part of its history and social studies courses. The State Board of Education shall establish regulations for the adoption of history and social studies textbooks which incorporate the history heritage of the Southern people and shall, through the State Department of Education, assist the school districts in developing and locating suitable printed materials and other aids for instruction in the history and heritage of the Southern people. In December of each year, not less than one full school day shall be designated as 'Southern Heritage Day' and devoted to the study of Southern Heritage."

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

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