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2006 SESSION

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HB 164 Family life education; emphasis of abstinence in curricula.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Emphasis of abstinence in family life curricula.  Requires that any family life education course including a discussion of sexual intercourse emphasize that abstinence is the accepted norm and the only guarantee against unwanted pregnancy. The bill also requires that family life courses include materials that emphasize honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage; provide information on the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases; inform students on laws addressing child support obligations and the unlawfulness of sexual relations between unmarried persons; and advise students on ways to avoid unwanted sexual advances and resist negative peer pressure. Further, the bill provides that students may opt out of family life courses if a parent or guardian submits a written objection and clarifies that parents have the right to review any family life curriculum, whether such curriculum is mandatory or optional.

FULL TEXT

• 12/29/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060241380  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/06  House: Committee substitute printed 060288380-H1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/29/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060241380
• 12/29/05  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: Students and Daycare (Carrico)
• 01/25/06  House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
• 01/25/06  House: Committee substitute printed 060288380-H1
• 01/26/06  House: Read first time
• 01/27/06  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/30/06  House: Read second time
• 01/30/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 060288380-H1
• 01/30/06  House: Pending question ordered
• 01/30/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB164H1
• 01/31/06  House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
• 01/31/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 31-N)
• 01/31/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 03/02/06  Senate: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (8-Y 5-N)