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FL S1936

FL S1936
Education in Public Schools Concerning Human Sexuality


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Introduced
01/10/2022
In Committee
01/12/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Directing the Division of Early Learning within the Department of Education to amend its Child Care and Development Fund Plan to identify certain personnel as essential workers for a specified purpose; creating the "Florida Healthy Adolescent Act"; requiring certain public schools that provide information or offer programs to students relating to human sexuality to provide information or offer programs that meet specified criteria; requiring public schools to make a certain curriculum available to parents and guardians upon request; authorizing students to be excused from certain portions of a specified program under certain circumstances, etc.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Florida Healthy Adolescent Act," requires public schools that provide information or offer programs related to human sexuality, including family planning, pregnancy, or sexually transmitted infection prevention, to provide comprehensive, medically accurate, and factual information that is developmentally and age-appropriate. It defines key terms, such as "comprehensive information," "developmentally and age-appropriate," and "medically accurate information." The bill also allows parents or guardians to request the curriculum and excuse their child from portions of the program, and it establishes a complaint process for parents or guardians who believe the school is not in compliance with the requirements.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died in Education (on 03/14/2022)

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