Bill Text: SC H3250 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veteran's Day

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-28 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H3250 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-H3250-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-5-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VETERAN'S DAY MUST BE RECOGNIZED AS A HOLIDAY FOR ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 5, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-5-40.    The local school districts and public colleges and universities of this State shall observe Veteran's Day in recognition and appreciation of the extraordinary sacrifices made by veterans of the United States Armed Forces as a legal holiday."

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