South Carolina H 5274: Professional Engineers Day

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2025-2026 Bill 5274 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5274

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 1-1-697, RELATING TO THE USE OF 
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR THIS STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SO 
AS TO PROHIBIT FORMS OR SERVICES IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, EXCEPT IN 
CASES OF EMERGENCY OR OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 1-1-697 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
1-1-697. Neither this State nor any political subdivision thereof shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, 
or policy, the use of any language other than English; provided, however, that 
provide any forms or services in a language other 
than English, except in cases of emergency or as otherwise required by federal 
law. However, nothing in Sections 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 shall prohibit 
a state agency or a political subdivision of the State from requiring an 
applicant to have certain degrees of knowledge of a foreign language as a 
condition of employment where appropriate.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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