South Carolina Senate Bill 337

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-09 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "reproductive Health Education" To Provide For Age Appropriate, Comprehensive, And Medically Accurate Instruction, And To Provide That Abstinence May Not Be Taught As The Only Or Primary Method Of Pregnancy Prevention And The Prevention Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "pregnancy Prevention Education" To Include The Benefits Of Abstinence Until Marriage; And By Amending Section 59-32-30, Relating To Local School Boards Implementing The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Include Domestic Violence And Pregnancy Prevention Education In The Curriculum For Grades Six Through Eight.

Reproductive Health Education

Sen. Thomas Davis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3582 (Similar To) 2023-02-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	32	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	32	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0337&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/337_20230110.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/337_20230209.htm