Bill Text: WV SB285 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-13 - To Health and Human Resources [SB285 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SB285-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 285
By Senator Maynard
[Introduced February 13, 2021;
referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on
the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22e, relating to requiring public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors; and providing a definition.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-5-22e. Contraceptives; parental notice; definition.
(a) A public school located within this state shall provide parental notification when it dispenses a contraceptive to a minor.
(b) For the purposes of this section “contraceptive” means a drug or device approved by the food and drug administration to prevent pregnancy.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors. The bill provides a definition.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
