SB 1120 Summary

• Requires all school districts and charter schools to provide medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education instruction to kindergarten through grade 12 pupils.

• Mandates that sex education instruction include topics such as physical and emotional changes, critical thinking skills, personal boundaries, consent, contraception methods, and support for vulnerable populations including LGBTQ and disabled students.

• Requires school districts and charter schools to allow parents to opt out of sex education instruction through written request, with no disciplinary or academic penalties imposed on pupils whose parents request exemption.

• Establishes that sex education materials must be available for parental review and that instructors must meet minimum qualifications designated by the state board of education.

• Modifies parental involvement policies to clarify that parents must provide written permission for children to participate in (rather than opt out of) sex education instruction.