H 3289 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 3289 General Bill, By J. Brown, Anderson, D.W. Beatty, Breeland, A.W. Byrd,
Cave, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Govan, J. Hines, Howard, Inabinett, Kennedy, Lloyd,
Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Scott and L.S. Whipper
Similar(S 217)
A Bill to amend Section 53-5-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to legal holidays, so as to provide that the federal holiday
celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is a required state holiday.
01/18/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-18
01/18/95 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-18
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY
CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY IS
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 day of July,
the first Monday in September, the eleventh day of November,
National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the 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, or, in the alternative, select a day of their
choice.
All general election days are legal holidays in addition to the
above."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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