HB252 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Todd

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

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

Summary

HB252 would change Alabama's sex education minimum contents by removing the idea that homosexuality is not an acceptable lifestyle and that homosexual conduct is a crime, and would require culturally sensitive teaching.

What This Bill Does

It amends the required minimum contents for public school sex education. It removes the emphasis that homosexuality is not acceptable and that homosexual conduct is criminal, and it requires all material to be taught in a culturally sensitive manner. It continues to require a set of topics to be covered, including abstinence emphasis, self-control, information about contraception effectiveness, financial responsibilities related to pregnancy and child rearing, laws about sexual abuse and reporting, how to resist unwanted exploitation and peer pressure, and parenting skills that include child support responsibilities and penalties for non-payment.

Who It Affects

• Public school students in Alabama who receive sex education, as the messaging and content would be revised to remove the specified negative framing and to be taught in a culturally sensitive way.
• Public school teachers and districts who develop and deliver sex education curricula, as they would implement the revised minimum contents and ensure materials are age-appropriate and culturally sensitive.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amend Section 16-40A-2 to 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 all material be taught in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Provision 2: Maintain the minimum required elements for sex education, including abstinence emphasis, age-appropriate and culturally sensitive instruction, and topics such as self-control, contraception reliability statistics, financial responsibilities related to pregnancy and child rearing, information on reporting sexual abuse, coping with exploitation, resisting peer pressure, and parenting skills including child support responsibilities and penalties for non-payment.

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Subjects

Education