S 249 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0249 General Bill, By Ford, Anderson, Glover, Hutto, Jackson, Land, Matthews,
Washington and D. Williams
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE
THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY AND CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY SHALL BE
REGULAR RATHER THAN OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS AND TO DELETE REFERENCES TO ROBERT E.
LEE'S BIRTHDAY AND JEFFERSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY AS OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS.
01/23/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
01/23/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16
04/24/97 Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary SJ-13
04/24/97 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary SJ-13
04/29/97 Senate Read second time SJ-60
04/29/97 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-60
04/30/97 Senate Amended SJ-69
04/30/97 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-69
05/01/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-7
05/01/97 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
April 30, 1997
S. 249
Introduced by Senators Ford, Glover, Matthews, Hutto, Washington,
Anderson, Land, Williams and Jackson
S. Printed 4/30/97--S.
Read the first time January 23, 1997.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY
AND CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY SHALL BE REGULAR,
RATHER THAN OPTIONAL, HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE
REFERENCES TO ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY AND
JEFFERSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY AS HOLIDAYS; AND TO
MAKE GENERAL ELECTION DAY AN OPTIONAL, RATHER
THAN REGULAR, 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 - New Year's
Day, the fifteenth day of January - Martin Luther King's
birthday, the nineteenth day of January, the third Monday in
February, the tenth day of May - Confederate Memorial
Day, the last Monday of May - National Memorial Day,
the third day of June, the Fourth day of July -
Independence Day, the first Monday in September - Labor
Day, the eleventh day of November - Veterans Day,
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 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, the first
Tuesday following the first Monday in November (even years) -
General Election Day, the third Monday in February - (Washington's
birthday), or, in the alternative, select a day of their choice.
All general election days are legal holidays in addition to the
above.
The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including
technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as
the number of holidays provided for in this section are not
exceeded."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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