Child Welfare
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Parental Rights To Affirm Biological Sex In Child Welfare And Placement Act" By Adding Section 63-7-50 So As To Encourage Children To Identify With Their Biological Sex By Requiring Courts And Agencies To Consider A Child's Biological Sex As A Positive Factor In Child Welfare Proceedings; To Provide That Parents And Legal Guardians Have The Right To Encourage A Child To Align With Their Biological Sex , Including In Making Medical Decisions, And To Offer Protections For Exercising This Right; To Define Terms; To Require The Department Of Social Services And Family Court System To Develop Policies And The Department Of Social Services To Submit Annual Reports; And For Other Purposes.
126th General Assembly
(2) Affirming a child's biological sex shall never be treated as a negative factor or as evidence of abuse, neglect, or unfit parenting. [...] (C) Parents, legal guardians, and foster caregivers in South Carolina have the right to encourage, guide, or counsel a child to align with their biological sex, even if the child has expressed gender confusion. This right shall be protected and shall not be grounds for a negative determination in parental evaluations, custody hearings, or foster care placements.[...](2) "Gender confusion" means a self-reported or observed incongruence or uncertainty between a child's biological sex and gender identity. (3) "Affirmation of biological sex" means a caregiver's or parent's encouragement of a child to identify with and accept their biological sex.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-05 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-12-05 | Prefiled |