THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1185
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§302A-     Sex education and education on sexually transmitted diseases.  (a)  Schools shall obtain written parental consent prior to providing any instruction to students on sex education and sexually transmitted diseases.  Children whose parents do not provide consent shall not attend or participate in the instruction.

     (b)  Parents of students shall receive notice in advance to provide a reasonable opportunity to provide or withhold consent in writing for the student's attendance."

SECTION 2.  Section 321-111, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsection (a) to read:

     "(a)  The departments of health and education shall cooperate with each other and other public and private authorities as they may deem advisable for the education of minors and members of the general public on sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.  For the purpose of this section, "minor" means any person [fourteen years of age or older and] under the age of majority."

     2.  By amending subsection (c) to read:

     "(c)  The information shall be made available upon request to all minors in the department of education with written parental consent and members of the general public [without parental consent] and the information shall be distributed to all public school counselors requesting educational materials concerning sexually transmitted disease prevention, detection, and treatment."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval and shall apply commencing with the 2015-2016 school year.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Parental Consent; Sex Education; Education on Sexually Transmitted Diseases; DOE

 

Description:

Requires the DOE to obtain parental consent prior to a minor student's participation in sex education or classes on sexually transmitted diseases.

 

 

 

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