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IN HB1303

IN HB1303
Sexual health education.


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Introduced
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/24/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Sexual health education. Provides that if a state accredited school provides instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases, the school shall provide comprehensive sexual health education, using appropriate instructors, to students in certain grade levels. Lists criteria for comprehensive sexual health education. Repeals certain state board of education requirements regarding HIV information. Makes a conforming change.

AI Summary

This bill modifies sexual health education requirements for state-accredited schools in Indiana, establishing comprehensive guidelines for instruction on human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases. The bill requires schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education using appropriate instructors at specific grade levels: once in 5th grade, twice between grades 6-8, and twice between grades 9-12. The legislation defines key terms like "age appropriate," "comprehensive sexual health education," and "consent," and outlines detailed criteria for sexual health instruction. These criteria include being medically accurate, inclusive of all students, age-appropriate, and covering topics such as human development, anatomy, relationship skills, consent, contraception, and disease prevention. The bill emphasizes teaching abstinence while also providing information about contraception, and mandates that schools report their sexual health education curricula annually to the state department of education. Additionally, the bill repeals previous state board of education requirements regarding HIV information and removes language that exclusively emphasized abstinence, replacing it with a more comprehensive approach to sexual health education.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Education (on 01/13/2025)

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