SB1619sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 4/11/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1619

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1619, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 1, as follows:

on page 3, line 14, after "abstinence", by inserting ", including the option of abstinence until marriage,"; and

on page 5, by replacing lines 14 through 16 with the following:

"materials available on its Internet website. School districts that do not currently provide sex education are not required to teach sex education. If a sex education class or course is offered in any of grades 6 through 12, the school district may choose and adapt the developmentally and age-appropriate, medically accurate, evidence-based, and complete sex education curriculum that meets the specific needs of its community.".