Text of CA SB 1600 (2008)

skip to content home accessibility FAQ feedback sitemap login x Quick Search: Bill Number Bill Keyword Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites Bill Information >> Bill Search >> Text Bill Text PDF2 Add To My Favorites | Version: 02/22/08 - Introduced SB-1600 School curriculum: sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education.(2007-2008) Text >> Votes >> History >> Bill Analysis >> Today's Law As Amended >> Compare Versions >> Status >> Comments To Author >> Add To My Favorites >> SHARE THIS: Bill Start CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1600 Introduced by Senator Kuehl February 22, 2008 An act to amend Section 51931 of the Education Code, relating to school curriculum. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1600, as introduced, Kuehl. School curriculum: sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education. The California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act authorizes school districts to provide comprehensive sexual health education, consisting of age-appropriate instruction, in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The act requires school districts to ensure that all pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, receive HIV/AIDS prevention education at least once in junior high or middle school and at least once in high school. The act requires school districts to cooperatively plan and conduct in-service training for all school district personnel who provide HIV/AIDS prevention education, through regional planning, joint powers agreements, or contract services. The act requires school districts to send a specified notice regarding instruction in comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education to the parent or guardian of each pupil at the beginning of each school year. The act defines a “school district” for purposes of its provisions as including county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind. This bill, in addition, would provide that the definition of a “school district” for purposes of the act includes charter schools. By requiring charter schools to perform additional duties by providing HIV/AIDS prevention education and related in-service training and sending notices to the parents and guardians of pupils, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 51931 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51931. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a)“Age appropriate” refers to topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group. (b) “Comprehensive sexual health education” means education regarding human development and sexuality, including education on pregnancy, family planning, and sexually transmitted diseases. (c) “English learner” means a pupil as described in subdivision (a) of Section 306. (d) “HIV/AIDS prevention education” means instruction on the nature of HIV/AIDS, methods of transmission, strategies to reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and social and public health issues related to HIV/AIDS. For the purposes of this chapter, “HIV/AIDS prevention education” is not comprehensive sexual health education. (e) “Instructors trained in the appropriate courses” means instructors with knowledge of the most recent medically accurate research on human sexuality, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. (f) “Medically accurate” means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, such as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (g) “School district” includes charter schools, county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.