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MI SB0663
Bill
AI Summary
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Changes school board authority from "may" to "shall" engage qualified instructors to provide comprehensive sexuality education including family planning and human sexuality for all grade levels.
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Requires all factual information in sex education and HIV/AIDS instruction to be medically accurate and objective, with "medically accurate" defined as verified by scientific research published in peer-reviewed journals and recognized by professional organizations like the CDC.
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Mandates establishment of sex education advisory boards with majority parent membership, including students, educators, clergy, and health professionals, to review curriculum and hold at least 2 public hearings before adopting revisions.
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Requires instruction to stress abstinence as the only 100% effective protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections while permitting instruction on behavioral risk reduction strategies that are not fully effective.
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Mandates parental notification and prior opportunity to review materials before pupils attend classes discussing family planning or reproductive health, with right to excuse pupil from class without penalty or academic loss.
Legislative Description
Education; curricula; age appropriate, medically accurate, and objective sexuality education; provide for. Amends secs. 1169, 1507 & 1507b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1169 et seq.).
Education, curricula
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education
6/25/2009