South Dakota schools must now teach students about prenatal development using materials recommended by the state Board of Education Standards, including videos or animations showing fetal development from fertilization through birth and depicting organs at various stages. The instruction must include at least three-minute videos showing the brain, heart, and other major organs, and cannot use any materials produced by organizations that perform, promote, or refer patients for abortions.
The amendment clarifies that the South Dakota Board of Education Standards (rather than the department) will recommend resources for prenatal education instruction, and updates the bill's section numbering from 26.7.30 to 26.7.31. This change slightly narrows the bill by placing recommendation authority more explicitly with the education standards board rather than a broader departmental entity.
This change is purely a formatting transition from the engrossed (passed by the House) to the enrolled (final) version—the substantive content of the bill requiring prenatal development education with specific ultrasound videos and materials remains unchanged. The amendment simply removes legislative markup indicators and adds official certification pages required for the bill to become law.
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Signed by the Governor H.J. 579
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 534
Signed by the President S.J. 486
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3. S.J. 448
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. S.J. 23
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 272
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 52, NAYS 10. H.J. 321
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 319
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 237
First Reading House H.J. 220
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