H 3257 {Rat #171, Act #170 of 2020} General Bill, By Moore, S.Williams, Clyburn, 
McDaniel, Simmons, Pendarvis, Henderson-Myers, Govan, King, Ridgeway, Hosey, 
Wheeler, Wooten, Clary, Elliott and W.Cox
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO INSTRUCTION REQUIRED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION ACT,
 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVISE EXISTING
 AGE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND
 SOCIAL HEALTH DURING ITS NEXT CYCLICAL REVIEW. - ratified title
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   12/18/18  House  Prefiled
   12/18/18  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/08/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 146)
   01/08/19  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/16/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     McDaniel, Simmons, Pendarvis, Henderson-Myers, Govan
   01/17/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Ridgeway
   01/22/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hosey, Wheeler
   03/06/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Clary
   03/07/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
   05/01/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox
   01/15/20  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 2)
   01/16/20         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/21/20  House  Amended (House Journal-page 16)
   01/21/20  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
   01/21/20  House  Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 16)
   01/22/20         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/22/20  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 10)
   01/23/20  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   01/23/20  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   09/15/20  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   09/22/20  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 13)
   09/22/20  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   09/22/20  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13)
   09/23/20  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 102)
   09/25/20         Ratified R  171
   09/29/20         Signed By Governor
   10/07/20         Effective date  09/29/20
   10/07/20         Act No.  170

H. 3257

(A170, R171, H3257)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSTRUCTION REQUIRED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION ACT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVISE EXISTING AGE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH DURING ITS NEXT CYCLICAL REVIEW.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Cyclical review of mental, emotional, and social health standards and concepts

SECTION    1.    Section 59-32-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"( )    At the next cyclical review of the health standards, the board shall continue to revise existing age-appropriate standards and concepts that address mental, emotional, and social health."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 25th day of September, 2020.

Approved the 29th day of September, 2020.