House Bill 879: Modify School Health Education Program
This bill would replace the current "abstinence until marriage" curriculum with an abstinence-based, comprehensive sexuality education curriculum.
- Bill Number: House Bill 879
- Bill Status: Failed to pass in 2007; ineligible in 2008.
- Bill Link: Check Bill Status and Read/Download Bill Text
- Related Bills: Senate Bill 1182
- ENC Position: Equality NC supports this bill.
Bill Summary
Introduced on March 20, 2007 by Rep. Susan Fisher, Rep. Linda Coleman, Rep. Maggie Jeffus and Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin along with 20 co-sponsors, House Bill 879, would require public schools to offer comprehensive, medically accurate, non-discriminatory sexuality education in grades 7, 8, and once in high school.
Equality NC supports the efforts of NARAL Pro-Choice NC, the NC AIDS Action Network and others on this bill.
Sponsors
Fisher (Primary) (D)
Coleman (Primary) (D)
Jeffus (Primary) (D)
Goodwin (Primary) (D)
Adams (D)
Alexander (D)
Carney (D)
Dickson (D)
England (D)
Farmer-Butterfield (D)
Glazier (D)
T. Harrell (D)
Harrison (D)
Insko (D)
Luebke (D)
Martin (D)
Parmon (D)
Pierce (D)
Ross (D)
Underhill (D)
Wainwright (D)
Weiss (D)
Womble (D)
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