LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL H.B. 112
6 Approved for Filing: M. Curtis 6
6 01-02-24 2:57 PM 6
1 SEX EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
2 2024 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Tim Jimenez
5 Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill removes human sexuality from the definition of sex education instruction.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 < removes human sexuality from the definition of sex education instruction; and
13 < makes technical changes.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 53G-10-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293
21
22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 53G-10-403 is amended to read:
24 53G-10-403. Required parental consent for sex education instruction.
25 (1) As used in this section:
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26 (a) (i) "Sex education instruction" means º , for the purpose of the parental consent
26a requirement in this section, » any course material, unit, class, lesson,
27 activity, or presentation that, as the focus of the discussion, provides instruction or information
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28 to a student about:
29 (A) sexual abstinence;
30 [(B) human sexuality;]
31 [(C)] (B) human reproduction;
32 [(D)] (C) reproductive anatomy;
33 [(E)] (D) physiology;
34 [(F)] (E) pregnancy;
35 [(G)] (F) marriage;
36 [(H)] (G) childbirth;
37 [(I)] (H) parenthood;
38 [(J)] (I) contraception;
39 [(K)] (J) HIV/AIDS;
40 [(L)] (K) sexually transmitted diseases; or
41 [(M)] (L) refusal skills, as defined in Section 53G-10-402.
42 (ii) "Sex education instruction" does not include child sexual abuse prevention
43 instruction described in Section 53G-9-207.
44 (b) "School" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-10-205.
45 (2) º (a) » A school shall obtain prior written consent from a student's parent before
45a the school
46 may provide sex education instruction to the student.
46a º (b) Notwithstanding receipt of the consent described in Subsection (2)(a), a school may not
46b provide sex education instruction that is not provided Öº [in the curriculum described] »Ö in
46b1 Section
46c 53G-10-402. »
47 (3) If a student's parent chooses not to have the student participate in sex education
48 instruction, a school shall:
49 (a) waive the requirement for the student to participate in the sex education instruction;
50 or
51 (b) provide the student with a reasonable alternative to the sex education instruction
52 requirement.
53 (4) In cooperation with the student's teacher or school, a parent shall take responsibility
54 for the parent's student's sex education instruction if a school:
55 (a) waives the student's sex education instruction requirement in Subsection (3)(a); or
56 (b) provides the student with a reasonable alternative to the sex education instruction
57 requirement described in Subsection (3)(b).
58 (5) A student's academic or citizenship performance may not be penalized if the Senate Committee Amendments 2-26-2024 lp/mc
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59 student's parent chooses not to have the student participate in sex education instruction as
60 described in Subsection (3).
61 Section 2. Effective date.
62 This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53G-10-403
Amended: 53G-10-403