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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5506: Sexual health ed/abuse, etc.

Including information on preventing sexual abuse and violence in sexual health education.

Summary

  • Every public school that offers sexual health education must include information on preventing sexual abuse and violence and understanding consent. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Department of Health, must develop a list of sexual health education curricula that includes information on preventing sexual abuse and violence and understanding consent.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5506), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
Introduced
January 22, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to including information on preventing sexual abuse and violence in sexual health education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator D-46Marko Liias D-21Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Maralyn Chase D-32Karen Keiser D-33Bob Hasegawa D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5506 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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