State Legislative Update

In January, three bills were prefiled in the South Carolina State Legislature that could potentially impact the SCAHPERD community. The summaries of each bill are as follows:

-H. 3245​ Physical Education, sponsor Rep. Collins

This bill would provide that instructional days may not begin before 8:30 a.m., revises the standards to require an overall increase in mandatory physical activity minutes and requires that physical activity include instructional play and unstructured play in addition to physical education.

-H. 3330​ Health Standards, sponsor Rep. J. Moore

This bill would provide that the state Board of Education shall continue to make instructional materials aligned with mental, emotional, and social health standards available to districts before September 1, 2022 and to require middle schools offer one elective unit of study in mental health and wellness to seventh grade students and to provide that ninth grade students shall successfully complete one unit of study in mental health and wellness.

-H. 3467​ Revision of Mental, Emotional, and Social Health Standards, sponsor Rep. J. Moore 

This bill would provide that the state Board of Education shall develop certain grade-appropriate instructional units in mental health and wellness. Specifically, seventh and ninth grade students must be offered one such unit of mental health and wellness beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.

The advocacy committee is currently exploring these bills further and coordinating next steps. 

Adam Keath, PhD - Advocacy Committee, Co-Chair

Joanna Tremble - Advocacy Committee, Co-Chair

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