Vetoed by Governor Brian Schweitzer

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that allows parental control over student participation in sexual education courses, effective July, 1, 2011.

Highlights:

• Prohibits schools from allowing a child to attend a course of instruction, a class period, an assembly, an organized school function, or instruction of any type that involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or information regarding sexual acts unless each child's parent or guardian agrees in writing to allow the child's attendance (Sec. 2).

• Requires schools to inform a parent or guardian no less than 48 hours prior to holding an event or course on human sexuality (Sec. 2).

• Requires the school district to notify the parent or guardian of each student of the basic content of human sexuality instruction intended to be taught to the student and of the parent or guardian's right to include the student in the instruction (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits a school district from allowing any abortion services provider to offer materials or instruction related to sexual education at a school (Sec. 2).

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