BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
HB 2546: School sex education
Requiring that school and other publicly funded sexuality or abstinence education provide only medically and scientifically accurate information.
Summary
- All public schools and publicly-funded entities under a community network's plan or a TANF plan that provide sexuality or abstinence education must provide only medically and scientifically accurate information. "Medically and scientifically accurate information" means information that is: (1) supported by the weight of research conducted with accepted scientific methods; (2) recognized as accurate and objective by…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 21, 2002
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Kathy Haigh (D-35)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2002 in the House
- Last action
- January 22, 2002
- Companion bill
- SB 6506
AN ACT Relating to medically accurate sexuality education programs;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Kathy Haigh (D-35)
30 co-sponsors (23 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Joe McDermott D-34Beverly Woods R-23Shirley Hankins R-8Dave Upthegrove D-33Maryann Mitchell R-30Ida Ballasiotes R-41Jerome Delvin R-8Phil Rockefeller D-23Fred Jarrett R-41Patricia Lantz D-26Jim McIntire D-46Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Sandra Romero D-22Steve Conway D-29Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Alex Wood D-3Ruth Kagi D-32Laura Ruderman D-45Senator D-22Eileen Cody D-34Hans Dunshee D-44Maralyn Chase D-32Val Ogden D-49Jeanne Edwards D-1Velma Veloria D-11Shay Schual-Berke D-33Brock Jackley D-26Mary Skinner R-14William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- Referred to Education.
- Committee relieved of further consideration.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
HB 2546 in other sessions
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