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TexasTowelie

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Sat May 13, 2017, 03:04 AM May 2017

Bill defining anti-Semitism on South Carolina college campuses stalls for the year

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday put the brakes on a bill that would spell out a specific definition for anti-Semitism on state college campuses.

Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, earlier this week said he wanted the bill to include actual language defining anti-Semitism within the text of the proposed law.

That insertion would be instead of referring schools to a federal fact sheet published by the U.S. State Department for guidance.

On the last day of the 2017 legislative session, Hutto said he planned to work on drafting an appropriate amendment during the summer.

Read more: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/bill-defining-anti-semitism-on-south-carolina-college-campuses-stalls/article_5bc7889e-365a-11e7-88bf-9313bbd42411.html

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