South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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Bill 3451


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER SHALL MAKE THE STATEMENT "BLACK LIVES MATTER" WHEN ANSWERING THE PHONE DURING THE COURSE OF BUSINESS.

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

SECTION    1.    All individuals employed by the Office of the State Treasurer shall make the statement "Black Lives Matter" when answering the phone during the course of business.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval of the Governor and expires when the Treasurer acknowledges the inappropriateness of the comments he made on Facebook in June 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protest regarding being a second-class citizen.

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