Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3469 Primary Sponsor:Waites Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Day Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Feb 07, 1991 Computer Document Number:NO5/7207.BD Introduced Date:Feb 07, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 07, 1991 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Waites Foster Whipper Keyserling Rogers Mattos Sheheen J. Bailey Hodges Boan Rudnick Manly Glover Kirsh Kempe Beatty J. Brown Meacham Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ ---
3469 House Feb 07, 1991 Received from Senate
3469 Senate Feb 07, 1991 Adopted, returned with
concurrence
3469 Senate Feb 07, 1991 Recalled from Committee 13
3469 Senate Feb 07, 1991 Introduced, referred to 13
Committee
3469 House Feb 07, 1991 Introduced, adopted, sent to
Senate
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1991, AS "TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION AWARENESS DAY".
Whereas, teenage pregnancy has significant consequences on the health, economic, and educational future for teenagers and the people of South Carolina; and
Whereas, teenage parents often are unable to complete their education, which leads to unemployment, underemployment, and dependence on public welfare; and
Whereas, the cycle of poverty can be perpetuated from generation to generation; and
Whereas, the major responsibility of parenting alters a generation of young women and renders them the primary caretakers of families; and
Whereas, teenage mothers often seek late prenatal care, frequently suffering higher than average levels of toxemia, anemia, cervical trauma, premature delivery, and low birthweight babies; and
Whereas, the purpose of the South Carolina Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Local Councils is to advocate and support programs and strategies that prevent teenage pregnancy and decrease the problems associated with teenage pregnancy in South Carolina. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly declare Wednesday, February 13, 1991, as "Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Day".
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Joy Perry, Chairman, Public Affairs Committee, Greater Columbia Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Council.