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MI SB0467

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/9/2015

Primary Sponsor

Hoon-Yung Hopgood

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education9/9/2015

Full Bill Text

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