MA H673

Bill

Relative to healthy youth

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to public schools choosing to teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends state law to require public schools that teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues to adopt a written policy ensuring parental or legal guardian notification and the right to withdraw students from all or part of the instruction. The bill also requires schools to provide medically accurate, age-appropriate, and comprehensive sexual health education, covering topics such as human development, anatomy, healthy relationships, and gender identity and sexual orientation. The bill directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to promulgate rules to implement and ensure compliance with these provisions, and to review and update the state's health curriculum framework accordingly.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (82)

Vanna Howard (D)*, Jim O'Day (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Mike Barrett (D), Natalie Blais (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Josh Cutler (D), Julian Cyr (D), Mike Day (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Mindy Domb (D), Dan Donahue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Paul Feeney (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Brandy Fluker Oakley (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Dan Hunt (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Kay Khan (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Tram Nguyen (D), Steve Owens (D), Sarah Peake (D), Ted Philips (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Andy Vargas (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2495 (on 07/19/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H673

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H673
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H673.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H627	Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school	Accompanied a study order, see H5073	Similar To
H651	Relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history	Accompanied a new draft, see H4539	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1445	To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools	New draft substituted, see S2730	Similar To
S2493	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2495	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2534	Replaced by
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S294	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2493	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S318	Relative to healthy youth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2495	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S326	Require the use of a computer-adaptive assessment to identify student achievement, growth, and for education system accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S327	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To

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