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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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