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A170, R171, H3257

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moore, S. Williams, Clyburn, McDaniel, Matthews, Pendarvis, Henderson-Myers, Govan, King, Ridgeway, Hosey, Wheeler, Wooten, Clary, Elliott and W. Cox
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19480wab19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2020
Last Amended on September 22, 2020
Passed by the General Assembly on September 23, 2020
Governor's Action: September 29, 2020, Signed

Summary: Health Education Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 146)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/16/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel, 
                        Simmons, Pendarvis, Henderson-Myers, Govan
   1/17/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Ridgeway
   1/22/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hosey, Wheeler
    3/6/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Clary
    3/7/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
    5/1/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox
   1/15/2020  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works (House Journal-page 2)
   1/16/2020          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/21/2020  House   Amended (House Journal-page 16)
   1/21/2020  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
   1/21/2020  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 16)
   1/22/2020          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/22/2020  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
   1/23/2020  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   1/23/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)
   9/15/2020  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   9/22/2020  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 13)
   9/22/2020  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   9/22/2020  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13)
   9/23/2020  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 102)
   9/25/2020          Ratified R  171
   9/29/2020          Signed By Governor
   10/7/2020          Effective date  09/29/20
   10/7/2020          Act No.  170

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018
1/15/2020
1/16/2020
1/21/2020
1/22/2020
9/15/2020
9/22/2020

(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.

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