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South Carolina · Through 2026 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-23-510: Definitions.

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  1. Title 59 - EDUCATION
  2. CHAPTER 23 School Buildings and Other School Property
  3. ARTICLE 5 Student Physical Privacy

As used in this article:

(1) "Changing facility" means a facility in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room, changing room, or shower room.

(2) "Restroom" means a facility that includes one or more toilets or urinals.

(3) "Sex" means a person's biological sex, either male or female, as observed or clinically verified at birth.

(4) "Sleeping quarters" means a room with a bed in which more than one individual is housed overnight.

(5) "Female" means an individual who naturally has, had, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization.

(6) "Male" means an individual who naturally has, had, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.

(7) "Multioccupancy" means a space designed for use by multiple persons simultaneously.

(8) "Accommodation" means:

(a) a single-user restroom or changing facility;

(b) temporary exclusive use of a multioccupancy restroom or changing facility; or

(c) a single-user portable restroom or changing facility.

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