H 3212 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3212 General Bill, By Harvin
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
59-32-35 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PARENT UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ATTENDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL TO ATTEND PARENTING CLASSES; TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-20, RELATING
TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS PROVIDED TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PARENTING SKILLS TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND TO
AMEND SECTION 59-32-30, RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL BOARD
TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION ON PARENTING FOR A PARENT WHO IS UNDER
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND ATTENDS A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
01/08/97 House Prefiled
01/08/97 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/14/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-81
01/14/97 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-82
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-35 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PARENT
UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ATTENDS PUBLIC
SCHOOL TO ATTEND PARENTING CLASSES; TO AMEND
SECTION 59-32-20, RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS PROVIDED TO LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
ON PARENTING SKILLS TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND
TO AMEND SECTION 59-32-30, RELATING TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, SO AS
TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO IMPLEMENT
A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION ON PARENTING FOR A PARENT
WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND ATTENDS A
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32 of Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended
by adding:
"Section 59-32-35. A student who is a parent shall attend
parenting classes as provided in Section 59-32-30 of the Comprehensive
Health Education Act."
SECTION 2. Section 59-32-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-32-20. 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,
parenting skills, 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."
SECTION 3. Section 59-32-30(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(A) Pursuant to guidelines developed by the board, each local
school board shall implement the following program of instruction:
(1) Beginning with the 1988-89 school year, For grades
kindergarten through five, instruction in comprehensive health education
must include the following subjects: community health, consumer
health, environmental health, growth and development, nutritional
health, personal health, prevention and control of diseases and disorders,
safety and accident prevention, substance use and abuse, dental health,
and mental and emotional health. Sexually transmitted diseases as
defined in the annual Department of Health and Environmental Control
List of Reportable Diseases are to be excluded from instruction on the
prevention and control of diseases and disorders. At the discretion of
the local board, age-appropriate instruction in reproductive health may
be included.
(2) Beginning with the 1988-89 school year, For grades
six through eight, instruction in comprehensive health must include the
following subjects: community health, consumer health, environmental
health, growth and development, nutritional health, personal health,
prevention and control of diseases and disorders, safety and accident
prevention, substance use and abuse, dental health, mental and
emotional health, and reproductive health education. Sexually
transmitted diseases are to be included as a part of instruction. At the
discretion of the local board, instruction in family life education or
pregnancy prevention education or both may be included, but instruction
in these subjects may not include an explanation of the methods of
contraception before the sixth grade.
(3) Beginning with the 1989-90 school year, a At least
one time during the four years of grades nine through twelve, each
student shall receive instruction in comprehensive health education,
including at least seven hundred fifty minutes of reproductive health
education and pregnancy prevention education.
(4) The South Carolina Educational Television Commission
shall work with the department in developing instructional programs and
materials that may be available to the school districts. Films and other
materials may be designed for the purpose of explaining bodily
functions or the human reproductive process. These materials may not
contain actual or simulated portrayals of sexual activities or sexual
intercourse.
(5) The program of instruction provided for in this section may
not include a discussion of alternate sexual lifestyles from heterosexual
relationships including, but not limited to, homosexual relationships
except in the context of instruction concerning sexually transmitted
diseases.
(6) In grades nine through twelve, students must also be given
appropriate instruction that adoption is a positive alternative.
(7) In grades six through twelve, parenting classes
must be provided for students who are parents."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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