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Ex. SEC-15-089 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster)

Proviso 1.108 (school mask-mandate funding ban)

South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.) · South Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Level
State
Authority
2021-22 General Appropriations Act, Part IB, Proviso 1.108
Issued
2021-06-22 June 22, 2021
Effective
2021-07-01 (fiscal year 2021-22) (read as 2021-07-01)
End
Enjoined Sept. 28, 2021; injunction vacated by the Fourth Circuit (2022) (read as 2021-09-28)
In force
July 1, 2021 to Sept. 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • school districts (public)
Functions reached
  • IN
  • TR
  • AC
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Enforcement

Appropriations condition

Notes

Ballotpedia (Ex. SEC-15-003): 'Sept. 28, 2021: U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis... ruled South Carolina could not enforce its school mask requirement ban'; 'Sept. 2, 2021: The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the state's school mask requirement ban brought by the City of Columbia'; 'Aug. 26, 2021: The South Carolina Department of Education announced masks would be required on school buses, in accordance with CDC guidance, starting Aug. 30.'

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