SC H5205

Requires all South Carolina public colleges, universities, and technical colleges to implement mandatory safety training programs for new undergraduate and graduate students during orientation or within 30 days of arrival on campus, beginning fall 2027

Training must cover personal safety, emergency procedures (evacuation, lockdown, shelter-in-place), campus security services, sexual assault and dating violence prevention, behavioral intervention team resources, bystander intervention strategies, and mental health crisis resources

Each institution must submit annual reports to the Commission on Higher Education or State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, as well as annual security reports and crime statistics to SLED by October 31 each year

Institutions must publish campus safety plans on their websites and update them at least annually, while the Commission on Higher Education, State Board, and SLED must make reports publicly available by November 15 and provide composite reports to legislative committees by December 1

Non-compliant institutions face potential funding reductions or suspensions, and legislative committees may refer noncompliance findings to the Attorney General for enforcement action in circuit court