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Requiring that human growth and development instruction provided by school districts include instruction on the meaning of consent
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development, which each school board must provide to students enrolled in grades 1-12, must include instruction regarding consent, which is defined by the bill as the unambiguous and voluntary agreement between all participants in each physical act within the course of interpersonal relationships, including respect for personal boundaries.
House subcommittee
Named February 25, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part