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MI SB0467
Bill
Status
9/9/2015
Primary Sponsor
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
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AI Summary
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Requires all public school instruction on dangerous communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, to include medically accurate and objective information, with teaching that stresses abstinence as a responsible prevention method for unmarried youth.
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Mandates that any school district providing sex education instruction include comprehensive sexuality education that is medically accurate, age-appropriate, and objective, and must establish a sex education advisory board with parent representation to oversee curriculum.
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Requires school boards to hold at least 2 public hearings at least 1 week apart before adopting or revising sex education curriculum, with public notice given according to state requirements.
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Specifies that sex education curriculum must discuss abstinence benefits, emotional/economic/legal consequences of sex, risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, parental responsibility laws, and how to resist sexual pressure and set relationship boundaries.
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Prohibits distribution of family planning drugs or devices on school property and defines "medically accurate" as information verified by scientific research, published in peer-reviewed journals, and recognized by professional health organizations like the CDC; takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Education; curriculum; 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: curriculum
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education
9/9/2015