Reps. McDaniel and Rivers propose the following amendment (LC-3728.WAB0036H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-29-600(A)(10) and inserting:

(10) South Carolina supports and encourages an environment that increases tolerance and understanding, fosters, independent and critical thinking, and expands knowledge of different perspectives and experiences, including the studying and teaching of subject matters in books and other materials that further pedagogical objectives even if they may be considered by some to be controversial, uncomfortable or difficult.