MI SB0512

Requires sex education and HIV/AIDS instruction to emphasize abstinence as the only 100% effective protection against unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS infection.

Mandates sex education curriculum be age-appropriate and medically accurate, covering emotional/economic/legal consequences of sex, unplanned pregnancy risks, parental responsibility laws, and adoption/safe delivery services information.

Requires instruction on affirmative consent, defining it as affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement that must be ongoing and can be revoked, with emphasis that silence, lack of protest, or past relationships do not indicate consent.

Mandates teaching refusal skills, recognizing dangerous dating environments, and informing pupils that sexual contact with individuals under age 16 is a crime punishable by imprisonment and sex offender registry listing for up to 25 years.

Permits schools to offer sex education with behavioral risk reduction strategies that are not 100% effective, in addition to abstinence-focused instruction.