H*4061(Rat #0327, Act #0293 of 2014)  General Bill, By Powers Norrell, King, 
Cobb-Hunter, Douglas, Bowen, M.S. McLeod, Knight, Munnerlyn, Bernstein, Sabb, 
Jefferson, Williams, Neal, Gilliard, Howard, Skelton, Spires, Bowers, Anderson, 
G.A. Brown, Gagnon, George, Hayes, Hosey and Ridgeway
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SELECT OR
 DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS IN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION FOR USE BY
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015, THE BOARD,
 THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL SELECT OR DEVELOP
 INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, WITH
 SEPARATE UNITS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH AGE LEVEL FROM FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN
 THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-30, RELATING TO THE
 REQUIREMENT THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
 EDUCATION PROGRAM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH
 THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DISTRICTS ANNUALLY SHALL PROVIDE
 AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AWARENESS AND
 PREVENTION TO ALL STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN, WHERE OFFERED,
 THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, BASED ON THE UNITS DEVELOPED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
 EDUCATION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. - ratified title

   04/30/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   04/30/13  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 20)
   04/10/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
   04/30/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 78)
   04/30/14  House  Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 79)
   05/01/14  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 27)
   05/01/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   05/01/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   05/28/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 25)
   06/03/14  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 31)
   06/03/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   06/03/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   06/04/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/04/14  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
   06/04/14  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 21)
   06/05/14  House  Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 82)
   06/05/14  House  Roll call Yeas-84  Nays-21 (House Journal-page 84)
   06/05/14  House  Returned to Senate with amendments
                     (House Journal-page 85)
   06/05/14  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment
   06/05/14  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Gambrell, Hayes,
                     Norrell (House Journal-page 98)
   06/05/14  Senate Conference committee appointed Hayes, Malloy,
                     Cleary (Senate Journal-page 73)
   06/05/14  Senate Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 76)
   06/05/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 76)
   06/17/14  House  Conference report received and adopted
   06/17/14  House  Roll call Yeas-114  Nays-0
   06/17/14  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification
   06/20/14         Ratified R 327
   06/23/14         Signed By Governor
   07/08/14         Effective date 06/23/14
   07/09/14         Act No. 293

(A293, R327, H4061)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SELECT OR DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS IN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION FOR USE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015, THE BOARD, THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL SELECT OR DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, WITH SEPARATE UNITS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH AGE LEVEL FROM FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-30, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DISTRICTS ANNUALLY SHALL PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TO ALL STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN, WHERE OFFERED, THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, BASED ON THE UNITS DEVELOPED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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

Selection or adoption of instruction units by state board required

SECTION    1.    Section 59-32-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-32-20.    (A)    Before August 1, 1988, the board, through the department, shall select or develop an instructional unit with separate components addressing the subjects of reproductive health education, family life education, pregnancy prevention education, and sexually transmitted diseases and make the instructional unit available to local school districts. The board, through the department, also shall make available information about other programs developed by other states upon request of a local school district.

(B)    In addition to the provisions of subsection (A), before September 1, 2015, the board, through the department, shall select or develop instructional units in sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, with separate units appropriate for each age level from four-year-old kindergarten through twelfth grade."

Instruction by school districts required

SECTION    2.    Section 59-32-30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:

"( )    Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, districts annually shall provide age-appropriate instruction in sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention to all students in four-year-old kindergarten, where offered, through twelfth grade. This instruction must be based on the units developed by the board, through the department, pursuant to Section 59-32-20(B)."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 20th day of June, 2014.

Approved the 23rd day of June, 2014.