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H0277..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOLS - SEX EDUCATION - Amends existing law relating to courses of
instruction in public schools to provide that, if a school district
introduces a program on family life and sex education, the content of the
instruction shall be determined solely at the local level; and to extend
the meaning of self-discipline to include abstinence as the only safe
method to combat unwanted pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted
diseases.
02/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/19 Rpt prt - to Educ
03/05 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/07 Rpt out NOT amen
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03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-5-3
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Bradford,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block), Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Boe, Bolz, Montgomery, Robison, Sellman
Absent and excused -- Kunz, Marley, Smith
Floor Sponsor -- Meyer
Title apvd - to Senate
03/13 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 277
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING SECTION
3 33-1608, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT INTRODUCES A
4 PROGRAM ON FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION, THE CONTENT OF THAT INSTRUCTION
5 SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND TO EXTEND THE MEANING OF
6 SELF-DISCIPLINE TO INCLUDE ABSTINENCE AS THE ONLY SAFE METHOD TO COMBAT
7 UNWANTED PREGNANCY, HIV/AIDS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1608, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 33-1608. FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION -- LEGISLATIVE POLICY. The legis-
12 lature of the state of Idaho believes that the primary responsibility for fam-
13 ily life and sex education, including moral responsibility, rests upon the
14 home and the church and the schools can only complement and supplement those
15 standards which are established in the family. The decision as to whether or
16 not any program in family life and sex education is to be introduced in the
17 schools is a matter for determination at the local district level by the local
18 school board of duly selected representatives of the people of the community.
19 The content of instruction in human sexuality and family life shall be deter-
20 mined solely at the local level. If such program is adopted, the legislature
21 believes that:
22 a. Major emphasis in such a program should be to assist the home in giv-
23 ing them the knowledge and appreciation of the important place the family home
24 holds in the social system of our culture, its place in the family and the
25 responsibility which will be there much later when they establish their own
26 families.
27 b. The program should supplement the work in the home and the church in
28 giving youth the scientific, physiological information for understanding sex
29 and its relation to the miracle of life, including knowledge of the power of
30 the sex drive and the necessity of controlling that drive by self-discipline,
31 meaning abstinence is the only safe method to combat unwanted pregnancy,
32 HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
33 c. The program should focus upon helping youth acquire a background of
34 ideals and standards and attitudes which will be of value to him now and later
35 when he chooses a mate and establishes his own family.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10953
The purpose of this legislation is to provide that if a School
District introduces a program on family life and sex education, the
content of that instruction shall be determined solely at the local
level and to extend the meaning of self-discipline to include
abstinence as the only safe method of combat unwanted pregnancy,
HIV/aids and sexually transmitted diseases.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Rep. Wayne Meyer
Phone: 208-332-1000
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