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HB 0133 - Quality Basic Education Act; course of study in sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention instruction is medically accurate; require

Tracking Level: Watch
Sponsor: Jasmine Clark
Last Action: 2/7/2019 - House Second Readers
House Committee: Health and Human Services

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

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SUMMARY:

LC 33 7586

Would require that any course in sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention instruction be medically accurate as defined in the bill:

(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'medically accurate' means complete information 13 that is verified or supported by the weight of research conducted in compliance with 14 accepted scientific methods; recognized as medically accurate and objective by leading 15 professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, such as the 16 federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Obstetricians 17 and Gynecologists, the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of 18 Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the National Association of School 19 Nurses; and published in peer reviewed journals where appropriate 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2019, if passed. 


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