South Carolina Senate Bill 266 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-18 - Scrivener's error corrected

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.

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.

Sen. Phil Leventis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-03-17		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-31
2009-03-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-03-12		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-10
2009-01-14		Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4
2009-01-14		Introduced and read first time SJ-4

H3202 (Similar To) 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
H3543 (Similar To) 2010-01-21 - Referred to Committee on Education SJ-11

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	490	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	32	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0266&session=118