HB22 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Todd

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Sex education, curriculum repealed and legislative findings amended, Sec. 16-40A-2 repealed; Sec. 16-40A-1 am'd

Summary

HB22 would remove the state’s required minimum sex education content for public K-12 schools and delete certain findings about responsible sexual behavior, shifting curriculum decisions to local districts.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 16-40A-1 to delete specific findings about responsible sexual behavior while keeping the broad goals of sex education and substance abuse prevention. It repeals Section 16-40A-2, which currently sets the minimum contents that must be included in public K-12 sex education programs. As a result, local school districts would determine the exact topics and content of sex education rather than following a state-mandated minimum, while the overall aims of preventing teen pregnancy and substance abuse remain stated.

Who It Affects

• Public K-12 students in Alabama, whose sex education content would be determined by local school districts rather than by a state-mandated minimum
• Public K-12 school districts, administrators, teachers, and counselors, who would no longer be required to teach a specific minimum set of sex education topics and would need to decide curriculum content locally

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-40A-1 to delete certain legislative findings about responsible sexual behavior while preserving general education goals for sex education and drug/alcohol education
• Repeals Section 16-40A-2, eliminating the state-mandated minimum contents for public K-12 sex education programs
• Maintains broad aims to address adolescent pregnancy prevention and substance abuse prevention, but shifts responsibility for curriculum content to local districts

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Subjects

Education