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HOUSE BILL NO. 2257 Offered January 11, 2017 Prefiled January 11, 2017 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-207.1:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to high school family life education curricula; elements of effective and evidence-based programs on consent. ---------- Patrons-- Filler-Corn and Kory ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-207.1:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-207.1:1. Family life education; certain curricula and standards of learning.

A. Any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division shall require the Standards of Learning objectives related to dating violence and the characteristics of abusive relationships to be taught at least once in middle school and at least twice in high school, as described in the Board of Education's family life education guidelines.

B. Any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division shall incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on (i) the prevention of dating violence, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual violence and (ii) consent.