Rep. MORGAN proposes the following Amendment No. to H. 5183 (COUNCIL\SA\5183C167.JN.SA22):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-29-600(A)(7) and inserting:

/ (7)ideological and viewpoint biases should not be presented as fact to students who receive instruction in public school; /

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-20-620(A)(1) and inserting:

/(1) one race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin is inherently superior t o another race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin; /

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-20-620(D) and inserting:

/(D) Nothing in this section prohibits concepts as part of a course of instruction, in a curriculum or instructional program, or through the use of supplemental instructional materials if those concepts involve:

(1) the history of an ethnic group, as described in the South Carolina State Standards and instructional materials adopted pursuant to the South Carolina Code of Regulations 43-70 (Textbook Adoption);

(2) the fact based discussion of controversial aspects of history; or

(3) the fact based instruction on the historical oppression of a particular group of people based on race, ethnicity, class, nationality, religion, or geographic region. /