A committee is created to choose and honor the "South Carolina Family of the Year" which must be recognized by the presentation of an appropriate award by the Governor on Saturday of "Family Week in South Carolina". The committee is composed of one member appointed by the Governor and one member appointed by the head of each of the following state agencies: the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, the Department of Youth Services, the South Carolina Commission on Aging, the Department of Social Services, the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and the Department of Agriculture Clemson College Extension Service. The terms of the members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The committee shall meet as soon after the appointment of its members as practicable and organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as secretary, and such other officers that it may determine. The expenses of the committee must be paid by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism from funds appropriated for this purpose.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 398 Section 2; 1988 Act No. 600.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 53 - Sundays, Holidays and Other Special Days
Section 53-3-20. Frances Willard Day.
Section 53-3-30. General Pulaski's Memorial Day.
Section 53-3-35. General Francis Marion Memorial Day.
Section 53-3-40. Mother's Day.
Section 53-3-45. Family Respect Day.
Section 53-3-50. Grandmother's Day.
Section 53-3-60. South Carolina Day.
Section 53-3-65. Spirit of '45 Day.
Section 53-3-75. Eartha Kitt Day.
Section 53-3-80. Martin Luther King Day.
Section 53-3-85. Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Day.
Section 53-3-90. Family Week designated.
Section 53-3-100. Family Week: creation of committee to choose "South Carolina Family of the Year."
Section 53-3-105. Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.
Section 53-3-110. Garden Week designated.
Section 53-3-115. Golden-September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Section 53-3-117. Water Safety Awareness Month.
Section 53-3-120. Purple Heart Day.
Section 53-3-125. Aynor Harvest Hoe-Down Festival Weekend.
Section 53-3-130. Golf week designated.
Section 53-3-140. "Carolina Day" declared.
Section 53-3-150. Patriot Day, Constitution Day, and Patriotism Week observations.
Section 53-3-160. September eleventh.
Section 53-3-165. POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Section 53-3-166. Bill of Rights Day.
Section 53-3-170. South Carolina State Guard Week.
Section 53-3-185. Vietnam Veterans Survivors' and Remembrance Day.
Section 53-3-195. Veterans' Spouses and Families Day.
Section 53-3-200. Italian American Heritage Month.
Section 53-3-205. Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day.
Section 53-3-210. South Carolina Day of Service.
Section 53-3-215. South Carolina Native Plant Week.
Section 53-3-220. Fibroid Tumor Awareness Month.
Section 53-3-225. Barbers' Day.
Section 53-3-230. Penn Center Heritage Day.
Section 53-3-240. Dr. Ronald McNair Day.
Section 53-3-250. Atomic Veterans Day.
Section 53-3-260. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day.