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IN SB0065

Bill

Status

Passed

3/21/2018

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Kruse

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Schools must make all instructional materials related to human sexuality education available for parent inspection, including teachers' manuals, curricular materials, films, videos, and tapes.

  • Schools must obtain written consent from parents (or from adult/emancipated minor students) before providing human sexuality instruction, with consent forms accurately summarizing the content and nature of the instruction.

  • Parents and adult/emancipated students have 21 calendar days to respond to the initial consent request; if no response is received, schools must send a follow-up notice.

  • If no response is received within 10 days after the follow-up notice, the student will receive the instruction unless the parent or adult student subsequently opts out.

  • Students who do not participate in human sexuality instruction must be provided alternative academic instruction during the same time period.

Legislative Description

Instruction on human sexuality. Requires each school corporation to make available for inspection to a parent of a student instructional material used in connection with instruction on human sexuality. Provides that, before a school may provide a student with instruction on human sexuality, the school must provide the parent of the student or the student, if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, with a written request for consent of instruction. Provides that a consent form provided to a parent of a student or a student must accurately summarize the contents and nature of the instruction on human

Last Action

Public Law 154

3/21/2018

Committee Referrals

Education2/6/2018
Education and Career Development1/3/2018

Full Bill Text

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