MI HB5196

Requires all sex education instruction in Michigan public schools to be age-appropriate, medically accurate, and objective, with factual information defined as content verified by scientific research and recognized by professional organizations like the CDC.

Mandates that sex education and HIV/AIDS instruction emphasize abstinence as the only 100% effective prevention method while allowing schools to teach behavioral risk reduction strategies that are not completely effective.

Requires school districts providing sex education to establish a sex education advisory board with specific membership requirements, including at least half parents of students and majority non-school-employed members, which must review curriculum and report program outcomes biannually.

Maintains parental notification and opt-out rights for students in sex education classes covering family planning or reproductive health, with parents given advance opportunity to review materials.

Takes effect 90 days after enactment and makes technical changes including replacing terminology like "person" with "individual" and "disease" with "infection" throughout relevant education code sections.