Parental Bill of Rights

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "parental Rights Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59 So As To Define Terms Pertaining To Parental Rights In Education; To Affirm And Enumerate The Fundamental Rights Of Parents To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And General Welfare Of Their Children; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Minimum Standards To Implement Parental Rights; To Require Local Education Agencies To Adopt And Implement Related Policies; To Establish Administrative Procedures For The Investigation And Resolution Of Alleged Violations; And To Provide For A Limited Private Cause Of Action Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies; By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To A Minor's Consent To Health Services, So As To Define Terms Pertaining To A Minor's Consent To Health Services, To Expand Requirements For Parental Consent For Nonemergency Medical Treatment Of Minors, And To Provide Procedures And Remedies For Violations Alleged By Parents; By Designating The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59 As "general Provisions"; By Repealing Section 63-5-350 Relating To Health Services Provided To Minors Without Parental Consent; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To The Provision That Any Consent Given Pursuant To This Article Shall Not Be Subject To Disaffirmance Because Of Minority When Such Minor Reaches Majority.