Senate Bill 232 Summary

• Establishes statutory standards for comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education in Ohio public schools, designating section 3313.6011 as the "Act for Our Children's Future"

• Requires all school districts in grades 7-12 to provide HIV/AIDS prevention education at least once in grades 7-9 and once in grades 10-12, taught by trained instructors using medically and scientifically accurate information

• Permits districts to offer optional comprehensive sexual health education that must be age-appropriate, medically accurate, stress abstinence while including contraception information, and be inclusive of all students regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity

• Allows parents to request written exemption for their children from both comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education without academic penalty, and requires districts to make all materials available for parent inspection

• Changes terminology from "venereal disease education" to "sexually transmitted infection prevention education" and requires instruction to include information on contraceptive methods and infection reduction measures alongside abstinence emphasis