HB 2285 Summary

• Prohibits sex education instruction before grade 6 (changed from grade 5) and requires instruction to be medically accurate, emphasize biological sex, and promote monogamous marriage.

• Requires written parental permission before students can participate in sex education or AIDS/HIV instruction, with automatic opt-out if permission is not provided.

• Establishes mandatory child abuse prevention education for kindergarten through grade 5 students and training for school employees, with parents able to opt children out.

• Requires school districts and charter schools to post signs in student-accessible areas with child abuse reporting hotline numbers and emergency contact information in English and Spanish.

• Imposes $15,000 civil penalties per violation for school districts or charter schools that fail to comply with sex education and AIDS/HIV instruction requirements, with penalties deposited into the classroom site fund.