Bill Text: SC H3221 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterans Day
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts [H3221 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3221-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-5-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VETERANS 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 Veterans 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.
