REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & SAFETY EDUC. REVISIONS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 596 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 2, 2015
AN ACT TO REVISE THE EXPERTISE REQUIRED FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIALS USED IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION AND TO PROHIBIT TEACHING ABOUT CERTAIN DRUGS THAT MAY CAUSE SPONTANEOUS ABORTIONS AS A PART OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION.
Intro. by Whitmire, Turner, Stam, Conrad.

Status: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary IV (House Action) (Apr 9 2015)
H 596

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 7 2015 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-81(e1)(4), deleting language which required any information taught in the mandated reproductive health and safety education program to be accepted by professionals and credentialed experts in the field of sexual health education experts, now provides that such information must be accepted by professional and credentialed experts. 

    Amends GS 115C-81(e1)(4a) concerning the required topics of instruction for the mandated reproductive health and safety education program, adding language that specifically excludes the teaching about drugs marketed under the name "Preven" or "Plan B" or equivalent drugs that can cause spontaneous abortions when otherwise instructing about the effectiveness and safety of FDA-approved contraceptive methods in preventing pregnancy.

    Effect when the bill becomes law, and applies beginning with the 2015-16 school year.