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type: "Bill"
title: "Board of Education"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-325 SO AS TO PROVIDE EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL DISPLAY DEPICTIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE FLAGS AND MOTTOS OF THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH CAROLINA BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO MAKE THESE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC FUNDING; BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-465 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SHALL ALLOW YOUTH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS STUDENTS ON CERTAIN TOPICS DURING PATRIOT DAY, CONSTITUTION DAY, OR PATRIOTISM WEEK EVENTS, TO PROVIDE RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS, AND TO DEFINE RELATED TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-150, RELATING TO PATRIOTISM WEEK OBSERVATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE SUCH OBSERVATIONS MANDATORY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO INCLUDE MANDATORY OBSERVATIONS FOR PATRIOT DAY AND CONSTITUTION DAY, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 969"
citation: "South Carolina S 969 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Cash", "Climer", "Gambrell", "Garrett", "Gustafson", "Hembree", "Kimbrell", "Loftis", "M. Johnson", "Peeler", "Rice", "Shealy", "Talley", "Turner", "Verdin"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a820376-8680-4670-a833-414ff5875d4c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=969&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "8a23e8874ba752acf851abf03a784a74c36d0356991f39b0a6f95c2351da281d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 969 (2021-2022) — Board of Education
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-325 SO AS TO PROVIDE EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL DISPLAY DEPICTIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE FLAGS AND MOTTOS OF THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH CAROLINA BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO MAKE THESE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC FUNDING; BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-465 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SHALL ALLOW YOUTH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS STUDENTS ON CERTAIN TOPICS DURING PATRIOT DAY, CONSTITUTION DAY, OR PATRIOTISM WEEK EVENTS, TO PROVIDE RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS, AND TO DEFINE RELATED TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-150, RELATING TO PATRIOTISM WEEK OBSERVATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE SUCH OBSERVATIONS MANDATORY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO INCLUDE MANDATORY OBSERVATIONS FOR PATRIOT DAY AND CONSTITUTION DAY, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/969.htm)
2. **1/12/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220112.htm)
3. **3/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220330.htm)
4. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220331.htm)
5. **4/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220405.htm)
6. **5/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220510.htm)
7. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/969_20220504.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **81–21** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Adams — primary (person)
- Cash — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Gambrell — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-04-05** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-04-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-10** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2022-05-11** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 181
- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 07/01/23
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 177
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a820376-8680-4670-a833-414ff5875d4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).