House Bill 890 Summary

• Requires the Department of Human Services to provide TANF recipients aged 13-20 with information and referral to programs covering birth control, prenatal health care, abstinence education, marriage education, parenting skills, family preservation, and fatherhood, with mandatory participation in abstinence-focused educational activities.

• Mandates that identified fathers of children born to TANF recipients aged 13-20 participate in the same educational programs after paternity is legally determined.

• Directs the Division of Medicaid to provide information and referral about birth control, prenatal health care, abstinence education, marriage education, parenting skills, family preservation, and fatherhood to Medicaid recipients aged 13-20, with mandatory program participation.

• Establishes specific criteria for abstinence education courses, including requirements that content be medically accurate, age-appropriate, and cover contraception effectiveness, consequences of pregnancy and STIs, sexual harassment prevention, and available support resources.

• Prioritizes unspent TANF funds from prior fiscal years for nursing education course expenses and childcare costs for nursing students enrolled in workforce training programs.