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SB 132 - Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools - North Carolina Key Vote

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Title: Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools

Signed by Governor Patrick McCrory


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Title: Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House Amendments and pass a bill that requires the reproductive health and safety curriculum to include information regarding "preventable risks for preterm birth."

Highlights:

  • Requires public school districts to teach about the following preventable risks for subsequent preterm births in health classes for grades 7-12 (Sec. 1):
    • The risk of induced abortion;
    • The risk of smoking;
    • The risk of alcohol consumption;
    • The risk of illicit drug use; and
    • The risk of inadequate prenatal care.
  • Requires the Department of Public Instruction to ensure that charter schools provide students in grades 7-12 with information annually on the preventable risks for preterm birth (Sec. 1-1.4).
  • Requires the Division of Nonpublic Education to ensure that information on the preventable risks of preterm birth is available to the following educational institutions (Sec. 1.2-1.4):
    • The private religious schools;
    • The nonpublic schools; and
    • The home schools.

Full Bill Text

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the reproductive health and safety curriculum to include information regarding "preventable risks for preterm birth."

Highlights:

  • Requires public school districts to teach about the following preventable risks for subsequent preterm births in health classes for grades 7-12 (Sec. 1):
    • The risk of induced abortion;
    • The risk of smoking;
    • The risk of alcohol consumption;
    • The risk of illicit drug use; and
    • The risk of inadequate prenatal care.
  • Requires the Department of Public Instruction to ensure that charter schools provide students in grades 7-12 with information annually on the preventable risks for preterm birth (Sec. 1-1.4).
  • Requires the Division of Nonpublic Education to ensure that information on the preventable risks of preterm birth is available to the following educational institutions (Sec. 1.2-1.4):
    • The private religious schools;
    • The nonpublic schools; and
    • The home schools.

Full Bill Text

Title: Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools

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