H 4497(Rat #0299)  General Bill, By Sellers, Johnson, Brady, Gilliard, 
Jefferson and Knight
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 44-29-187 SO AS TO ENACT THE "CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT
 BEGINNING WITH THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MAY OFFER THE CERVICAL CANCER VACCINATION SERIES TO
 ADOLESCENT STUDENTS ENROLLING IN THE SEVENTH GRADE OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
 SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE NO STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE VACCINE
 BEFORE ENROLLING IN OR ATTENDING SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELOP
 AN INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM RELATED TO THIS VACCINATION OFFERING WITH SPECIFIC
 CONTENT REQUIREMENTS, TO DEFINE "CERVICAL CANCER VACCINATION SERIES", AND TO
 MAKE IMPLEMENTATION OF VACCINE PROVISION AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM CONTINGENT
 UPON RECEIPT OF FULL FUNDING BY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. - ratified title

   12/06/11  House  Prefiled
   12/06/11  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/10/12  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
   01/10/12  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 61)
   01/11/12  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brady
   04/18/12  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Gilliard, Jefferson
   04/18/12  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   04/25/12  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
   04/25/12  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 17)
   04/25/12  House  Amended (House Journal-page 22)
   04/25/12  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   04/25/12  House  Roll call Yeas-63  Nays-40 (House Journal-page 23)
   04/26/12  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 33)
   05/01/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   05/01/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   05/24/12  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   06/05/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 76)
   06/05/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 76)
   06/05/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 76)
   06/06/12  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 7)
   06/06/12  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 83)
   06/06/12  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 83)
   06/12/12         Ratified R 299
   06/18/12         Vetoed by Governor
   06/20/12  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 06-26-12
                     (House Journal-page 6)
   06/26/12  House  Veto sustained Yeas-54  Nays-47 (House Journal-page 24)

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(R299, H4497)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-29-187 SO AS TO ENACT THE "CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MAY OFFER THE CERVICAL CANCER VACCINATION SERIES TO ADOLESCENT STUDENTS ENROLLING IN THE SEVENTH GRADE OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE NO STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE VACCINE BEFORE ENROLLING IN OR ATTENDING SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELOP AN INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM RELATED TO THIS VACCINATION OFFERING WITH SPECIFIC CONTENT REQUIREMENTS, TO DEFINE "CERVICAL CANCER VACCINATION SERIES", AND TO MAKE IMPLEMENTATION OF VACCINE PROVISION AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF FULL FUNDING BY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.

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

Citation

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as the "Cervical Cancer Prevention Act".

Cervical Cancer Prevention Act

SECTION    2.    Chapter 29, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-29-187.    (A)    Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the Department of Health and Environmental Control may offer the cervical cancer vaccination for adolescent students enrolling in the seventh grade in any school, public or private, in this State. No student is required to have the cervical cancer series before enrolling in or attending school.

(B)(1)    The department may develop and provide to each school whose grade levels include grade six informational brochures concerning adolescent vaccinations, including the cervical cancer vaccination series. The information also may specifically mention the optional nature of the cancer vaccination series and shall encourage the parent or guardian of a student to take the child to their own health care provider to be vaccinated.

(2)    At the beginning of the school year each school district may provide these informational brochures to the parents or guardians of all students in the sixth grade.

(C)    For the purposes of this section 'cervical cancer vaccination series' means the human papillomavirus vaccination series.

(D)    Implementation of this section is contingent upon the appropriation of state and federal funding to the department to fully cover the costs of providing this vaccine to eligible students as well as the availability of funds to produce the informational materials referenced in this section."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 12th day of June, 2012.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2012.

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Governor