South Carolina House Bill 3858 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-435 SO AS TO ENACT THE "RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT" WHICH PROHIBITS A SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST A STUDENT BASED ON RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT, ALLOWS A STUDENT TO EXPRESS HIS RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT, ALLOWS A STUDENT TO EXPRESS HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN HOMEWORK AND CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, AND ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN RELIGIOUS STUDENT GATHERINGS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS SECULAR NONCURRICULAR GROUPS.

Enact The "religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act" Which Prohibits A School District From Discriminating Against A Student Based On Religious Viewpoint, Allows A Student To Express His Religious Viewpoint, Allows A Student To Express His Religious Beliefs In Homework And Classroom Assignments, And Allows Students To Organize And Participate In Religious Student Gatherings To The Same Extent As Secular Noncurricular Groups.

Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. Marion Frye [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]
Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. Wendy Nanney [R]	Rep. Phillip Owens [R]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]	Rep. Donald Smith [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]
Rep. Kit Spires [R]	Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. William Wylie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood
2009-04-01		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-102
2009-04-01		Introduced and read first time HJ-102

S0134 (Similar To) 2010-06-09 - Act No. 180

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	435	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3858&session=118