House Bill 88: Healthy Youth Act
PASSED! The original version of this bill would have required schools to offer both the current "abstinence only" curriculum and an abstinence-based comprehensive sex education program, giving parents the ability to decide which program their child would participate in. In the Senate, a single-track approach was substituted, which will have students get the existing abstinence until marriage program, followed by additional comprehensive information about contraception and disease prevention. Equality NC believes all students should get the complete, accurate information offered by a comprehensive curriculum, and is disappointed the final bill left in inaccurate and discriminatory language from the existing curriculum. However, it is still a huge step forward and will provide life-saving information to young people.
- Bill Number: House Bill 88
- Bill Status:
- Passed House Education Committee on 3/10/2009
- Passed House Health Committee on 4/8/2009
- Passed House Appropriations Education Subcommittee on 4/9/2009
- Passed House 64-53 on second reading on 4/15/2009
- Passed House 62-52 on third reading on 4/16/2009
- Passed Senate Mental Health & Youth Services Committee in amended, weakened form on 6/10/2009
- Passed Senate 25-21 with minor amendment on second reading 6/23/2009
- Passed Senate on voice vote on third reading 6/23/2009
- House concurred in Senate version 60-55 on 6/25/2009
- Signed into law by Gov. Perdue on 6/30/2009
- Bill Link: Check Bill Status and Read/Download Bill Text
- Related Bills: none
- ENC Position: Equality NC supports this bill.
Sponsors
England (Primary)
Fisher(Primary)
Adams(Primary)
Wilkins (Primary)
K. Alexander
M. Alexander
Allen
Blue
Bordsen
Bryant
Carney
Cotham
Crawford
Dickson
Earle
Farmer‑Butterfield
E. Floyd
Glazier
Goforth
Goodwin
Hall
Harrell
Harrison
Holliman
Hughes
Insko
Jackson
Jeffus
Jones
Lucas
Luebke
Mackey
Martin
Owens
Parmon
Ross
Sutton
Tarleton
Tolson
Wainwright
E. Warren
Weiss
Womble
Wray
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