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Teen Pregnancy Legisbrief February 2007
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State Health Notes:  States React to the High Costs of Teen Pregnancy


Medical Accuracy in Sex Education Laws:

Arizona
A.R.S. s 15-716   ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED   TITLE 15. EDUCATION   CHAPTER 7. INSTRUCTION   ARTICLE 1. CURRICULUM   s 15-716. Instruction on acquired immune deficiency syndrome;  department assistance

California
Cal.Educ.Code s 51931   TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION   DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES   PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS   CHAPTER 5.6. CALIFORNIA COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION ACT   ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS   s 51931. Definitions
Cal.Educ.Code s 51933    TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION   DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES   PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS   CHAPTER 5.6. CALIFORNIA COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION ACT   ARTICLE 2. AUTHORIZED COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION   s 51933. Authority of school districts;  course offerings criteria; instructional and material requirements
Cal.Educ.Code s 51934   TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION   DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES   PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS   CHAPTER 5.6. CALIFORNIA COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION ACT   ARTICLE 3. REQUIRED HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION   s 51934. Pupils in grades 7 through 12;  required courses in HIV/AIDS prevention
Cal.Educ.Code s 51937   TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION   DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES   PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS   CHAPTER 5.6. CALIFORNIA COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION ACT   ARTICLE 5. NOTICE AND PARENTAL EXCUSE   s 51937. Legislative intent

Louisiana
LSA-R.S. 17:281   WEST'S LOUISIANA STATUTES ANNOTATED   LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES   TITLE 17. EDUCATION   CHAPTER 1. GENERAL SCHOOL LAW   PART III. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN   SUBPART D-1. PERMITTED COURSES OF STUDY   s 281. Instruction in sex education

Michigan
M.C.L.A. 380.1169   CHAPTER 380. THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE   THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE   ARTICLE 2   PART 15. SCHOOL DISTRICTS;  POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY   380.1169. Instruction in communicable diseases;  human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;  abstinence from sex; training;  curricula approval;  public hearings

Minnesota
M.S.A. s 121A.23EDUCATION CODE:  PREKINDERGARTEN--GRADE 12 (CH. 120-129B)   CHAPTER 121A. STUDENT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BEHAVIOR   STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY   121A.23. Programs to prevent and reduce the risks of sexually transmitted infections and diseases

Missouri
V.A.M.S. 170.015   TITLE XI. EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES   CHAPTER 170. INSTRUCTION--MATERIALS AND SUBJECTS   170.015. Human sexuality, course materials and instruction
 V.A.M.S. 191.668   VERNON'S ANNOTATED MISSOURI STATUTES   TITLE XII. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE   CHAPTER 191. HEALTH AND WELFARE   AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME)   191.668. Department of health and department of elementary and secondary education to prepare education programs, contents

Oklahoma
70 Okl.St.Ann. s 11-103.3    TITLE 70. SCHOOLS   DIVISION I. SCHOOL CODE OF 1971   CHAPTER 1. SCHOOL CODE OF 1971   ARTICLE XI. CURRICULUM   s 11-103.3. AIDS prevention education--Curriculum and materials--Inspection by parents and guardians

Rhode Island
Gen.Laws 1956, s 16-22-17     TITLE 16. EDUCATION   CHAPTER 22. CURRICULUM   16-22-17. AIDS education program.

Texas
V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code s 85.004    HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE   TITLE 2. HEALTH   SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES   CHAPTER 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION   SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS   s 85.004. Education Programs

Washington
 RCWA 28A.230.070   TITLE 28A. COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS   CHAPTER 28A.230. COMPULSORY COURSE WORK AND ACTIVITIES   28A.230.070. AIDS education in public schools--Limitations--Program adoption--Model curricula--Student's exclusion from participation
RCWA 70.24.240   TITLE 70. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY   CHAPTER 70.24. CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES   70.24.240. Clearinghouse for AIDS educational materials

Wisconsin
W.S.A. 118.019  CHAPTER 118. GENERAL SCHOOL OPERATIONS   118.019. Human growth and development instruction


 

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