South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3642

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. F.N. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22832htc03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Requirement for local Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/19/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   2/19/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10

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2/19/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-140 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE RECEIVING ANY STATE FUNDS TO OBSERVE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, THE THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY, AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY, TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENT OF STATE FUNDS OTHERWISE DUE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MUST BE SUSPENDED IF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FAILS TO OBSERVE THIS HOLIDAY, AND TO DEFINE "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION".

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-1-140.    Effective January 1, 2004, a political subdivision of this State receiving any state funds by ordinance must provide for the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a legal holiday on the third Monday in January. Payment of state funds otherwise due a political subdivision must be suspended if such an ordinance is not in effect on January 1, 2004. The State Treasurer, before making disbursements of state funds to a political subdivision after December 31, 2003, shall verify that the required ordinance is in effect. For purposes of this section a political subdivision of this State is a county or municipality.

Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of a political subdivision to manage the schedule of personnel on the holiday for purposes of maintaining vital services."

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

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