S.C.R. No. 189 Summary

• Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the Department of Education's implementation of sexual health education policies and standards.

• Study must survey current sexual health curriculum taught at schools, including specific topics such as consent, STI prevention, pregnancy prevention, and LGBTQ inclusion.

• Study must assess whether provided curriculum complies with Department of Education policies and statutory requirements, particularly Hawaii Revised Statutes section 321-11.1.

• Study must identify resources currently available to schools and teachers, and resources needed for full compliance with sexual health policies and laws.

• Study must recommend a mechanism for evaluating and providing quality control of evidence-based sexual health programming; report due to Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2025 Regular Session.