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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-375 SO AS TO PROVIDE ALL K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THIS DAY MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE REQUIRED ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 1, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-1-375. All K-12 public schools must be closed on the eleventh day of November in observance of Veterans Day except when the eleventh day of November falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case all K-12 public schools instead must be closed on the day that South Carolina state government offices are closed in observance of Veterans Day. This day must not be considered as one of the required one hundred and eighty instructional days in the school year provided in Section 59-1-425."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2021.
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