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SC H 3118 (2025)SC H 3197 (2023)
South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 3118 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 23 TO TITLE 63 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PARENTS HAVE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS REGARDING THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO INFRINGE ON PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS; TO REQUIRE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS CREATE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICIES; TO PROHIBITSouth Carolina General Assembly 125th Session, 2023-2024 Bill 3197 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding chapter 23 to title 63 so as to provide that parents have fundamental rights regarding the upbringing, education, and care of their children; to define necessary terms; to limit the ability of the government to infringe on parental rights; to identify certain fundamental rights of parents; to require that school districts create parental involvement policies; to prohibit
SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITHOUT WRITTEN PARENTAL CONSENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAPTER'S PROVISIONS SUPERSEDE STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS; AND TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-5-340, RELATING TO THE AGE AT WHICH A MINOR MAY CONSENT TO HEALTH SERVICES, SO AS TO RAISE THE AGE TO EIGHTEEN. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Title 63 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: CHAPTER 23 Parental Bill of Rights Section 63-23-110. The General Assembly finds that: (1) parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children; (2) important information relating to a…services to children without written parental consent; to provide that the chapter's provisions supersede state of emergency declarations; to create a cause of action for violations of this chapter; and by amending Section 63-5-340, relating to the age at which a minor may consent to health services, so as to raise the age to eighteen. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1.Title 63 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: CHAPTER 23 Parental Bill of Rights Section 63-23-110.The General Assembly finds that: (1) parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children; (2) important information relating to a child…
of his or her child without demonstrating that the action is reasonable and necessary to achieve a compelling state interest as applied to the parent and child; narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling state interest; and not otherwise served by a less restrictive means. Section 63-23-140. (A) All parental rights are reserved to the parent of a child in this State without obstruction or interference from the State, political subdivisions of the State, public school districts, other governmental entities, or other institutions, including: (1) the right to direct the education and care of his or her child; (2) the right to direct the upbringing and the moral or religious training of his or…of his or her child without demonstrating that the action is reasonable and necessary to achieve a compelling state interest as applied to the parent and child; narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling state interest; and not otherwise served by a less restrictive means. Section 63-23-140.(A) All parental rights are reserved to the parent of a child in this State without obstruction or interference from the State, political subdivisions of the State, public school districts, other governmental entities, or other institutions, including: (1) the right to direct the education and care of his or her child; (2) the right to direct the upbringing and the moral or religious training of his or…
Section 63-23-180. (A) Any parent may raise a violation of this chapter in state or federal court or before an administrative tribunal of appropriate jurisdiction as a claim or a defense. (B) Any parent claiming violation of any provisions of this chapter may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages against the state or any of its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, any school board, school district, or school administrative unit, any other governmental entity, the parent claims has violated this chapter, and if the court finds in favor of the parent, it may award to the parent his or her reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, including attorneys' fees and c…Section 63-23-180.(A) Any parent may raise a violation of this chapter in state or federal court or before an administrative tribunal of appropriate jurisdiction as a claim or a defense. (B) Any parent claiming violation of any provisions of this chapter may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages against the state or any of its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, any school board, school district, or school administrative unit, any other governmental entity, the parent claims has violated this chapter, and if the court finds in favor of the parent, it may award to the parent his or her reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, including attorneys' fees and co…