South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 720

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Nicholson, Shealy and L. Martin
Document Path: l:\s-res\fn\005teen.kmm.fn.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4119

Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2015
Adopted by the Senate on May 13, 2015

Summary: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/28/2015  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 7)
   4/28/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
    5/7/2015  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)
   5/13/2015  Senate  Adopted (Senate Journal-page 28)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/28/2015
5/7/2015
5/8/2015

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RECALLED

May 7, 2015

S. 720

Introduced by Senators Nicholson, Shealy and L. Martin

S. Printed 5/7/15--S.    [SEC 5/8/15 11:48 AM]

Read the first time April 28, 2015.

            

A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF MAY 2015 AS "TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH" THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE AND PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY FOR THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Whereas, teen pregnancies have far-reaching consequences that adversely affect the health, education, and economic future of our young people; and

Whereas, teen pregnancy in the United States is at a historic low. In South Carolina, there has been a fifty-four percent decline in the teen birth rate since 1992; and

Whereas, although the State has made great strides in reducing this statistic, there is still more work to do. Just under five thousand teens gave birth in 2013. Twenty-five percent of those who gave birth were already parents, and South Carolina has the twelfth highest teen birth rate in the United States; and

Whereas, the progress South Carolina has made in reducing the incidence of teen childbearing saves taxpayers an estimated $172 million each year; and

Whereas, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month is an opportunity for parents, teens, educators, program providers, faith-based organizations, local elected leaders, and state policymakers to join together to decrease teen pregnancy in South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, declare the month of May 2015 as "Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month" throughout the State and encourage all South Carolinians to work together to reduce and prevent teen pregnancy for the future success of our young people.

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