Bill Text: NJ S1759 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires school districts to provide information to high school students on cancers of the reproductive system as part of the health curriculum.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee [S1759 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-S1759-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 1759

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

216th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 17, 2014

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  DIANE B. ALLEN

District 7 (Burlington)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires school districts to provide information to high school students on cancers of the reproductive system as part of the health curriculum.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning the public school health curriculum and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Each board of education which operates an educational program for students in grades 9 through 12 shall provide information on strategies for the early detection and prevention of cancers of the reproductive system including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and prostate cancer. The instruction shall take place as part of the district's implementation of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. 

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires boards of education to provide information to high school students on the detection and prevention of cancers of the reproductive system, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and prostate cancer. The instruction will take place as part of the district's implementation of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

     The Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education currently require school districts to provide instruction on preventative healthcare strategies for both the male and female reproductive systems by the end of grade 12. However, while topics such as breast exams and testicular exams are widely discussed, many schools do not currently provide adequate information on the detection and prevention of other forms of cancer of the reproductive system such as ovarian cancer.