SF3746 Summary

• Requires the Commissioner of Education to adopt statewide academic standards in health education through rulemaking, changing health from locally-developed to state-mandated standards.

• Establishes mandatory health education expectations including mental health, CPR/defibrillator training, vaping prevention, substance use education, and sexually transmitted infection education, with optional standards for child sexual abuse prevention and violence prevention.

• Mandates school districts and charter schools implement statewide health standards beginning in the 2025-2026 school year or when state rules are adopted, whichever is later, and sets a 10-year review cycle beginning in 2034-2035.

• Adds health credits as a graduation requirement for students beginning grade 9 in 2024-2025 and later, sufficient to satisfy state standards in health upon adoption of statewide rules.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund to the Department of Education for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to support rulemaking and implementation of health education standards.