S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-820: Safety training program; new students.

(A) Beginning with the 2027-2028 School Year, each institution of higher learning shall develop and implement a safety training program for all new students. The training must be administered during the student's initial orientation or within the first thirty days of the student's arrival on campus. The provisions of this subsection apply to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis and physically attend class on campus. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to:

(1) students who are only enrolled in adult education, dual enrollment, or certificate programs;

(2) continuing education students; and

(3) transient students.

(B)(1) The training program for an institution of higher learning to which the provisions of this article apply must be developed by the institution's public safety director, in coordination with the institution's president and governing board. In the absence of a campus public safety department, a technical college shall contract with the security personnel that it uses on campus to develop and implement the student safety training in coordination with the president and governing board.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of item (1), the President of the University of South Carolina system, in coordination with the governing board, shall work with the appropriate administrative personnel or public safety personnel at each system institution to ensure that each campus implements a training program as required by this chapter.

(3) The content, format, and delivery method of the training must be determined by each institution and may include orientation programs, first-year experience courses, online modules, or any other methods considered appropriate by the institution.

(C) The student safety training program must include information and instruction on the following topics:

(1) personal safety and situational awareness on campus;

(2) emergency procedures, including evacuation, lockdown, and shelter-in-place protocols;

(3) how to access campus security services, emergency alerts, and communication systems;

(4) prevention of and response to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, including Title IX rights and reporting procedures;

(5) the role and contact information of the institution's behavioral intervention team or threat assessment team, if applicable;

(6) bystander intervention strategies and safe reporting practices; and

(7) information on campus mental health resources and crisis response protocols.

(D) Institutions may tailor their training to the unique needs, size, and resources of their campuses, and may include additional topics as considered appropriate.

(E)(1) Before January thirty-first of each academic year:

(a) each public college and university shall submit an annual report to the Commission on Higher Education; and

(b) each technical college shall submit an annual report to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.

(2) The report required in item (1) must include a summary of the student safety training program, the methods of delivery, and any associated training materials.