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| Public Act 096-1082 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
27-9.1 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-9.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1)
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Sec. 27-9.1. Sex Education.
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(a) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in | ||||
any class or course
in comprehensive sex education if his | ||||
parent or guardian submits written
objection thereto, and | ||||
refusal to take or participate in such course or
program shall | ||||
not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil.
Each | ||||
class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any | ||||
of
grades 6 through 12 shall include instruction on the | ||||
prevention,
transmission and spread of AIDS.
Nothing in this | ||||
Section prohibits instruction in sanitation, hygiene or
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traditional courses in biology.
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(b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high | ||||
school
classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual | ||||
intercourse shall
emphasize that abstinence is the expected | ||||
norm in that abstinence from
sexual intercourse is the only
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protection that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage | ||||
pregnancy,
sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune | ||||
deficiency syndrome
(AIDS) when transmitted sexually.
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(c) All sex education courses that discuss sexual | ||
intercourse shall
satisfy the following criteria:
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(1) Course material and instruction shall be age | ||
appropriate.
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(2) Course material and instruction shall teach honor | ||
and respect for
monogamous heterosexual marriage.
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(3) Course material and instruction shall stress that | ||
pupils should
abstain from sexual intercourse until they | ||
are ready for marriage.
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(4) Course material and instruction shall include a | ||
discussion of the
possible emotional and psychological | ||
consequences of preadolescent and
adolescent sexual | ||
intercourse outside of marriage and the consequences of
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unwanted adolescent pregnancy.
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(5) Course material and instruction shall stress that | ||
sexually
transmitted diseases are serious possible hazards | ||
of sexual intercourse.
Pupils shall be provided with | ||
statistics based on the latest medical
information citing | ||
the failure and success rates of condoms in preventing
AIDS | ||
and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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(6) Course material and instruction shall advise | ||
pupils of the laws
pertaining to their financial | ||
responsibility to children born in and out of
wedlock.
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(7) Course material and instruction shall advise | ||
pupils of the
circumstances under which it is unlawful for | ||
males to have sexual relations
with females under the
age | ||
of 18 to whom they are not married pursuant to Article 12 | ||
of the
Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter amended.
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(8) Course material and instruction shall teach pupils | ||
to not make
unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances | ||
and how to say no to unwanted
sexual advances. Pupils shall | ||
be taught that it is wrong to take advantage
of or to | ||
exploit another person. The material and instruction shall | ||
also
encourage youth to resist negative peer pressure.
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(9) (Blank).
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(10) Course material and instruction shall teach | ||
pupils about the dangers associated with drug and alcohol | ||
consumption during pregnancy. | ||
(d) An opportunity shall be afforded to parents or | ||
guardians to examine
the instructional materials to be used in | ||
such class or course.
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(Source: P.A. 93-88, eff. 7-2-03; 94-933, eff. 6-26-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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