MS HB98

Requires all local school districts to provide home economics/family dynamics programs to students in grades 7, 8, or 9 by September 1, 2016, with coursework including instruction on birth to age three development, financial management, household finances, teen pregnancy prevention, and responsible parenting.

Mandates curriculum focus on family dynamics in coordination with Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) programs, addressing community and global society concerns through topics including family life dynamics, individual development, resource management, and career planning.

Requires state funding for home economics/family dynamics programs to be included in the adequate education appropriation beginning with the 2016-2017 fiscal year, with a line item for at least one instructor per school district.

Allows instructors to use abstinence-only or abstinence-plus education curriculum components to satisfy teen pregnancy prevention instruction requirements in home economics/family dynamics courses.

Takes effect July 1, 2015.