S 217 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 0217 General Bill, By Glover and Washington
Similar(H 3289)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATING
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY AS A REQUIRED STATE HOLIDAY.
10/17/94 Senate Prefiled
10/17/94 Senate Referred to Committee on Invitations
01/10/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-75
01/10/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Invitations SJ-75
03/02/95 Senate Recalled from Committee on Invitations SJ-6
03/02/95 Senate Committed to Committee on Finance SJ-6
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS
TO REQUIRE THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATING
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY AS A REQUIRED
STATE HOLIDAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 53-5-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 53-5-10. The first day of January, the fifteenth
day of third Monday in January, the nineteenth day of
January, the third Monday in February, the tenth day of May, the
last Monday of May, the third day of June, the Fourth
fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the
eleventh day of November, National Thanksgiving Day and the day
after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and
twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays.
State employees may select, prior to before the
first day of January, in writing on a form provided by their
employer, one of the following nonnational holidays: Martin
Luther King's birthday, January 15; Robert E. Lee's birthday,
January 19; Confederate Memorial Day, May 10; or Jefferson
Davis' birthday, June 3, December 24, or, in the
alternative, select a day of their choice.
All general election days are legal holidays in addition to the
above."
SECTION 2. Section 53-5-20 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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