Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1371 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Textbooks Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:1371 Introduced Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Thomas Courson Giese Helmly Russell Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1371 Senate Mar 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 04
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-31-40 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONDEMN OR DISAPPROVE ANY TEXTBOOKS CONTAINING ANY KNOWN FACTUAL OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-31-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-31-40. The meetings of the State Board of Education in any year at which an adoption is made shall be public. New textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education in any year shall not be used in the free public schools in this State until the next school session begins. The State Board of Education shall condemn or disapprove any textbooks containing any known factual or grammatical errors."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.