South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 522

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19280bb09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Civics and geography instruction

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/4/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
    3/4/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-11

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3/4/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-155 SO AS TO REQUIRE ONE SEMESTER OF CIVICS AND GEOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION DURING THE FIFTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, AND ELEVENTH GRADE ACADEMIC YEARS.

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 59-29-155.    Each school district shall provide one semester of civics and geography instruction during the fifth grade, eighth grade, and eleventh grade academic years. The State Department of Education shall assist the school districts in locating and developing appropriate curricula for this instruction."

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

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