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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN AN EXPLANATION OF THE CRIME OF LYNCHING AND THE PENALTIES IN EIGHTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
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 59-29-250. The State Board of Education shall provide for at least two hours of instruction in an explanation of the crime of lynching and the penalties pursuant to Sections 16-3-210 and 16-3-220 in an appropriate course in eighth through twelfth grades in the public schools of the State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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