South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4353

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Viers, Young, Toole, Witherspoon, E.H. Pitts, Littlejohn, Cotty, M.A. Pitts and Bedingfield
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5376cm08.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 857

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: English language

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2007  House   Prefiled
  12/12/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-42
    1/8/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-43
   1/16/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts
   1/22/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield

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12/12/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-696, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER JULY 1, 2008, ALL STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE SHALL OFFER ALL SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, PRINTED, AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALS, AND TEST IN AN ENGLISH-ONLY FORMAT UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 1-1-696 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-1-696.    (A)    The English language is the official language of the State of South Carolina.

(B)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, after July 1, 2008, all state agencies and political subdivisions of the state shall offer all services, publications, printed, audio, and video materials, and tests in an English-only format unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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