WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 285

By Senator Maynard

[Introduced February 13, 2021; referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22e, relating to requiring public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors; and providing a definition.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-22e. Contraceptives; parental notice; definition.

(a) A public school located within this state shall provide parental notification when it dispenses a contraceptive to a minor.

(b) For the purposes of this section “contraceptive” means a drug or device approved by the food and drug administration to prevent pregnancy.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors. The bill provides a definition.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.