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MI SB0620
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Michigan's sex education requirements to emphasize abstinence as the only 100% effective protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and changes terminology from "sexually transmitted disease" to "sexually transmitted infection."
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Requires sex education curriculum to be age-appropriate and medically accurate, covering abstinence benefits, emotional/economic/legal consequences of sex, refusal skills, personal responsibility, and healthy relationships.
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Mandates instruction on affirmative consent, including that consent must be affirmative, conscious, voluntary, ongoing, and revocable at any time; silence and lack of protest do not constitute consent.
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Requires instruction on sexual assault and dating violence prevention, including bystander intervention concepts and creating school environments where such violence is unacceptable and victims receive support.
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Establishes that by September 1, 2020, instruction on sexual assault and dating violence must be delivered by either trained community-based service providers or qualified health teachers who complete 6 hours of specialized training developed by the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board.
Legislative Description
Education; curriculum; instruction in sex education; modify to include affirmative consent standards and instruction on sexual assault and dating violence. Amends sec. 1507b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1507b) & adds sec. 1507c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0619'17
Education: curriculum
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education
10/10/2017