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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on General
Summary: Homeless veterans
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled 12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on General 1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-110 1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-110
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-110 SO AS TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS AT ALL SHELTERS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 25 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 25-11-110. (A) For purposes of this section, a 'homeless veteran' is a person who qualifies for an identification card pursuant to the provision of Section 56-1-3350 and is a veteran as defined in Section 25-11-40(A).
(B) A facility, funded in whole or in part by public funds, that provides care or shelter to a homeless person must give priority to caring or sheltering to a homeless veteran."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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