HB5349 Summary

• Changes parental consent requirement for comprehensive sexual health and personal health education from opt-out to opt-in, requiring parents to actively request their student receive this education rather than allowing them to decline it.

• Establishes detailed curriculum standards requiring instruction to be age-appropriate, medically accurate, inclusive, trauma-informed, and aligned with National Sex Education Standards, covering consent, anatomy, puberty, gender identity, sexual orientation, and interpersonal violence.

• Prohibits curriculum material from employing gender stereotypes, promoting bias, withholding health-promoting information including PrEP and PeP treatments, or proselytizing religious doctrine.

• Requires State Board of Education to develop rigorous learning standards by August 1, 2022, and provide resource materials for comprehensive personal health and sexual health education for K-5 and grades 6-12.

• Directs State Board of Education to collect and report annually for 5 years on school district data regarding student participation, including number of students opting in and opting out of instruction.