Bill > H3444

This bill amends South Carolina's state legal holiday statute to officially recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday on June 19th. The bill adds Juneteenth to the existing list of state legal holidays, which already includes other significant dates like New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when enslaved people in Texas were finally informed of their emancipation, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and has become a national holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. The bill maintains existing provisions that allow public colleges and universities flexibility in their holiday schedules, as long as they do not exceed the total number of holidays specified in the law. The amendment will take effect immediately upon receiving the Governor's approval, officially recognizing Juneteenth as a legal state holiday in South Carolina.

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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3444&session=126&summary=B