SC H3202 | 2009-2010 | 118th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-6)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowen, Harrison, Whitmire, Toole, Gambrell, Funderburk, Harvin, Hutto, Hutto, Neilson, Nanney, A.D.Young, Horne, Erickson, Miller
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-490 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A MODEL DATING VIOLENCE POLICY TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DEVELOPING SUCH POLICIES, TO REQUIRE THE POLICY TO BE PUBLISHED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL HANDBOOKS, TO REQUIRE EACH DISTRICT TO PROVIDE DATING VIOLENCE TRAINING ANNUALLY TO ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, NURSES, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INFORM THE PARENTS OF STUDENTS OF THIS POLICY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-100 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY TO INCLUDE DATING VIOLENCE EDUCATION IN ITS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE GRADE LEVEL TOPICS RELATING TO DATING VIOLENCE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS; AND TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL, UPON REQUEST, TO PERMIT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT TO EXAMINE THE DATING VIOLENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM INSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

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Title

Require Each School District Annually To Include Dating Violence Education In Its Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum, To Provide That The Department Shall Review And Approve Grade Level Topics Relating To Dating Violence And Healthy Relationships; And To Require A School, Upon Request, To Permit The Parent Or Guardian Of A Student To Examine The Dating Violence Education Program Instruction Materials.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2009-01-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowen, Harrison, Whitmire, Toole, Gambrell, Funderburk, Harvin, Hutto, Hutto, Neilson, Nanney, A.D.Young, Horne, Erickson, Miller
2009-01-13 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-90
2009-01-13 Introduced and read first time HJ-89
2008-12-16 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2008-12-16 Prefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0266 (Similar To) 2009-03-18 - Scrivener's error corrected
H3543 (Similar To) 2010-01-21 - Referred to Committee on Education SJ-11

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
591490(n/a)See Bill Text
5932100(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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