H3011Introduced in the House
Parental Rights in Education Act
Introduced by Thomas Pope, District 47
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights And To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances, And To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter, Among Other Things; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59, As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions."
Where it stands
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
April 9, 2025
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Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Long, Oremus, Terribile, Gibson, Huff, Lawson, Burns, Edgerton
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
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