H 3771 General Bill, By Cobb-Hunter, D.W. Beatty, A.W. Byrd, Canty, Clyburn, Govan, J. Hines, Inabinett, W.D. Keyserling, Lloyd, D.E. McTeer, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Richardson, T.F. Rogers and J.M. White
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    A Bill to amend Title 59, Chapter 65, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to attendance of pupils, by adding Article 7 so as to enact the School Health Act of 1995 so as to require pre-school health assessments as a prerequisite to attending kindergarten or first grade and to provide exceptions; and to amend Title 20, Chapter 7, relating to the Children's Code, by adding Article 28 so as to direct each school district in conjunction with the Department of Health and Environmental Control to convene a school health planning committee to assess the health status of children and to develop and implement a school-based health services program to complement existing health services to be provided for students at the option of the parents and to provide for the services to be provided, confidentiality of records, and billing and program review procedures.
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03/08/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-8
03/08/95	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-8