2004 House Bill 5477

Introduced in the House

Feb. 5, 2004

Introduced by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To reinforce the pro-abstinence messages required in public school sex education classes, and require that the majority of members on a school district's sex education advisory board must be parents not employed by the district who have a child in a district school. Under current law, districts that offer sex-education classes must have an advisory board, but in many cases they are composed predominantly of school employees and non-parents. The bill also transfers some responsibilities related to sex education classes from the state Board of Education to the state Superintendent of Schools. See also House Bill 5478. Senate Bills 943 and 944 are the same bills.

Referred to the Committee on Education

March 24, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.