HB139 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Todd

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Sex education, minimum contents, reference to homosexuality removed, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.

Summary

HB139 would change Alabama's sex education minimum contents by removing anti-homosexual messaging and requiring culturally sensitive teaching.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 16-40A-2 to remove the part that says homosexuality is not an acceptable lifestyle and that homosexual conduct is a criminal act from the required minimum contents. It would require that all teaching materials be age appropriate and culturally sensitive. It would keep other required topics such as abstinence, self-control, information on contraception effectiveness, and guidance on pregnancy, child rearing, and reporting sexual abuse.

Who It Affects

• Public school students in Alabama who receive sex education, who would experience content without anti-homosexual messaging and with culturally sensitive material.
• Public school teachers, administrators, and school districts who implement and adjust the sex education curriculum.

Key Provisions

• Remove from the minimum contents the emphasis that homosexuality is not an acceptable lifestyle and the emphasis that homosexual conduct is a criminal act.
• Require that course materials and instruction be age-appropriate and culturally sensitive.
• Retain and implement the other minimum topics, including abstinence as a protective measure, self-control and ethical conduct, information on the effectiveness of various contraception methods, information on laws related to pregnancy and child rearing, information on reporting sexual abuse, guidance on resisting unwanted exploitation and peer pressure, and comprehensive instruction in parenting skills (including child support responsibilities).

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Subjects

Education