HB 2192 Summary

• Requires school districts and charter schools to provide sex education instruction that is medically accurate and comprehensive, beginning in middle school grades and continuing through grade twelve.

• Mandates schools make sex education curricula available for parent review online and in person at least two weeks before instruction begins, and requires governing boards to conduct at least two public hearings and allow 60 days for public comment before approving any sex education course of study.

• Establishes that parents may request to withdraw their children from sex education instruction, and schools must notify all parents of this right to opt out.

• Defines "medically accurate" as information verified by peer-reviewed research, recognized as accurate by professional organizations with relevant expertise, and published in peer-reviewed journals when appropriate.

• Requires sex education instruction in grades 7-12 to include information about laws relating to sexual conduct with a minor, and authorizes the Department of Education to provide assistance including suggested curricula and teacher training upon request.