South Carolina § 44-128-20 - Youth Smoking Prevention Plan.

§ 44-128-20. Youth Smoking Prevention Plan.

(A) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall develop and implement a Youth Smoking Prevention Plan for the purpose of preventing and reducing cigarette smoking by minors.

(B) The Youth Smoking Prevention Plan must address prevention, cessation, and control of smoking by minors and may include but is not limited to:

(1) media campaigns;

(2) school based youth programs;

(3) community based youth programs;

(4) business, community, and school partnerships;

(5) programs focusing on the enforcement and administration of state minor related tobacco laws, including retailer education;

(6) surveillance and evaluations;

(7) chronic disease and health-related programs.

(C)(1) To assist in carrying out the purposes of the plan, the department may award youth smoking prevention grants to local agencies, organizations, and entities based on criteria developed by the department.

(2) As a condition for the receipt of funds under this chapter, a grantee shall agree to file a report with the advisory commission, as to the following:

(a) amount received as a grant and the expenditures made with the proceeds of the grant;

(b) a description of the program offered and the number of youths who participated in the program; and

(c) specific elements of the program meeting the criteria set forth in the state plan.

(D) The state plan further shall provide for a grant for an annual statewide school-based survey to measure cigarette use and behaviors towards cigarette use by individuals in grades 6-12. This survey shall:

(1) involve a statistically valid sample of the individuals in each grade from sixth through twelfth;

(2) not include any individual who is eighteen years of age or older; and

(3) be made available to the public, along with the resulting date, excluding respondent identities and respondent-identifiable date.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, SECTION 49.