SB 978 — Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development

SECOND4958S.02C REGULARSENATE SESSIONCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILLNO.BILL NO.

978 103RDAN GENERALASSEMBLYACT INTRODUCEDTo BYrepeal SENATORsection SCHROER.170.015, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to instruction in human development.

4958S.01I KRISTINAMARTIN, Secretary ANACT To repeal section 170.015, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to instruction in human development.

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SB 978 2 immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human papilloma virus, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases;

SB 978 3 (7) Teach pupils about the dangers of sexual predators, including online predators when using electronic communication methods such as the internet, cell phones, text messages, chat rooms, email, and instant messaging programs.

SB 978 4 (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "sexual violence" shall mean causing or attempting to cause another to engage involuntarily in any sexual act by force, threat of force, duress, or without that person's consent;

The school board of a school district or the governing board of a charter school shall ensure that SB 978 5 all instruction in human sexuality is appropriate to the age of the students receiving such instruction.

SB 978 6 (b) Encouraging a patient to have an abortion or referring a patient for an abortion[, which] that is not necessary to save the life of the mother;

(1) A high-definition ultrasound video, at least three minutes in duration, showing the development of the brain, SB 978 7 heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development;

(8) The placenta begins developing during the early first trimester of pregnancy and performs a respiratory SB 978 8 function by making oxygen supply to and carbon dioxide removal from the unborn child possible later in the first trimester and throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy;

Enkephalins, SB 978 9 peptides that play a role in neurotransmission and pain modulation, are present in the dorsal horn at twelve to fourteen weeks gestational age;

and (17) By fourteen or fifteen weeks gestational age or later, the predominant abortion method in Missouri is SB 978 10 dilation and evacuation (D&E).

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The board of a school district or charter school shall ensure that all instruction in human development is appropriate to the age of the students receiving such instruction.

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A school district or charter school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the district or school of:

(1) The basic content of the district's or school's human development instruction to be provided to the student;

and (2) The parent's right to remove the student from any part of the district's or school's human development instruction.

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