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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3215 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11103ac01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Preferential treatment based on criterion of race probibited; Discrimination, State Government, Agencies, Ethics History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND TITLE 1, CHAPTER 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT, BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION, NO POLICY, PROCEDURE, OR GOVERNMENTAL ACTION OF A STATE ENTITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, AND NO FUNDS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW MAY GRANT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BASED ON THE CRITERION OF RACE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Title 1, Chapter 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 1-1-1710. No provision of law or regulation, no policy, procedure, or governmental action of a state entity or political subdivision of the State, and no funds appropriated pursuant to state law may grant preferential treatment to an individual or group based on the criterion of race."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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