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This bill, known as the "Baby Olivia Act," requires public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Arkansas to incorporate a specific human growth and development discussion into existing health and safety courses starting no later than fifth grade. The discussion must include two key video components: a high-definition ultrasound video at least three minutes long showing early fetal development of organs, and the "Meet Baby Olivia" video by Live Action, which depicts the entire process of fertilization and human development from conception to birth. The bill also mandates that school-based health clinics offering sex education must include instruction on sexual abstinence and the same detailed fetal development videos, while explicitly prohibiting the use of funds for abortion referrals. To ensure compliance, the bill empowers the Arkansas Attorney General to bring civil actions on behalf of state residents to enforce these requirements, with the ability to seek injunctive relief and damages against entities that violate the law. The legislation aims to provide comprehensive, visually detailed information about human development in educational settings.

Education, Health and Social Services

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1180&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R