HB593 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura HallRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Patricia ToddJohn F. Knight Jr

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, programs in K-12 schools, required, Secs. 16-28B-6, 16-28B-8 am'd.

Summary

HB593 would require Alabama K-12 schools to add age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education to health classes and to train staff on these topics.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, schools must include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness in health education and adopt evidence-based practices to prevent harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats. They must train staff on awareness and prevention and report violence and harassment statistics to the local board, with data posted publicly by the state department while protecting student identities. The bill also ties suicide-prevention standards to staff training, adding sexual abuse awareness and prevention training to those requirements, to the extent funds are available.

Who It Affects

• K-12 students in Alabama schools will receive the new curricula on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention in health education.
• School staff, administrators, and local school districts must implement the training and reporting requirements, with student privacy protections in place.

Key Provisions

• In health education curricula, include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education.
• Develop and implement staff training standards on sexual abuse awareness and prevention.
• Report statistics on actual violence, threats, and harassment to the local school board and post them on the department website, with student identities protected.
• Provide suicide-prevention programs and training that include sexual abuse awareness and prevention training for school personnel, funded as appropriations allow.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Sexual Abuse