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SB 101 Family life education; age-appropriate elements of effective programs.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Family life education curricula. Requires any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention of sexual harassment using electronic means. The bill permits any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention, recognition, and awareness of child abduction, child abuse, child sexual exploitation, and child sexual abuse. This bill incorporates SB 425, SB 789, and SB 843.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Family life education curricula. Requires any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the consequences of nonconsensual sexual activity, conduct, or touching. The bill permits any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on (i) the dangers and repercussions of using electronic means or social media to (a) engage in sexually explicit communications or (b) send or display sexually explicit images and (ii) the prevention, recognition, and awareness of child abduction, child abuse, child sexual exploitation, and child sexual abuse.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

High school family life education curricula; law and meaning of consent. Requires any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the law and meaning of consent, including instruction that increases student awareness of the fact that consent is required before sexual activity. Under current law, such elements are permitted but not required to be incorporated into such curricula.