Gender Reassignment Surgery
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-47-300 So As To Provide Definitions; By Adding Section 40-47-310 So As To Provide That A Person Younger Than Twenty-one Years Of Age May Not Undergo Gender Transition Procedures; By Adding Section 40-47-320 So As To Provide That A Person Younger Than Twenty-one Years Of Age May Receive Appropriate Medical Services Otherwise Related To Gender Transition Procedures Under Limited Circumstances; By Adding Section 40-47-330 So As To Provide Prerequisites For A Person Older Than Twenty-one Years Of Age To Undergo Gender Transition Procedures; By Adding Section 40-47-340 So As To Provide That No Public Funds May Be Used To Pay For Gender Transition Procedures; And By Adding Section 59-32-35 So As To Provide That Gender Identity Disorders May Be Taught As Part Of A Comprehensive Health Education Program, To Provide That Students With Gender Identity Disorders Must Be Encouraged To Seek Mental Health Treatment For The Disorder And Must Not Be Encouraged To Seek Gender Transition Procedures, And To Provide That School Personnel Must Notify Parents When They Learn That A Student Suffers From A Gender Identity Disorder.
125th General Assembly
A person younger than twenty-one years of age may not undergo gender transition procedures.
Chapter 32, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: (A) A comprehensive health education program may include instruction concerning gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, and other psychological conditions that can result in a person identifying with a gender different than that of their sex assigned at birth or sex-related physical characteristics.(B) Instruction provided to students pursuant to subsection (A) must: (1) encourage students who are afflicted with a gender identity condition to seek assistance from a mental health professional; and (2) not encourage a student to pursue gender transition procedures (C) A teacher, school administrator, or other school employee who suspects or knows that a student suffers from gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, and other psychological conditions that can result in a person identifying with a gender different than that of their sex assigned at birth or sex-related physical characteristics must notify the student's parent or legal guardian. The provisions in this subsection apply whether or not the teacher, school administrator, or school employee learns of the student's condition through instruction provided for in this section or otherwise.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2023-02-09 | Scrivener's error corrected |
| 2023-01-10 | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| 2023-01-10 | Introduced and read first time |
| 2022-12-07 | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| 2022-12-07 | Prefiled |