Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 1094 By Senatorthe BeanCommittee 4-01763A-21on 20211094__Education; A bill to be entitled An act relating to required health education instruction;

and Senator Bean 581-03258-21 20211094c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to required health education instruction;

requiring such education to include an awareness of the benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of teenage pregnancy;

1114 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

1316 Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

(n)1. Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate K-12 health education that addresses concepts of community health,;

2. The health education curriculum for students in grades 7 through 12 shall include ana awarenessteen dating violence and abuse component that includes, but is not limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the benefitswarning signs of sexualdating abstinenceviolence asand abusive behavior, the expectedcharacteristics standard;of healthy relationships, measures to prevent and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources available to victims of dating violence and abuse.

3. The health education curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 shall include an awareness of the benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of teenage pregnancy;pregnancy.

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49 The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection.