Report Title:

Parental Consent; Sex Education; Education on Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Description:

Requires the department of education to obtain parental consent prior to a minor student's participation in sex education or classes on sexually transmitted diseases.  Requires public schools to provide a schedule of any classes on sex education or sexually transmitted diseases to parents of minor students at the beginning of the school year.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1774
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§302A-  Education on sexually transmitted diseases and sex education. (a)  Schools shall obtain written parental consent prior to providing any instruction to minor students on sexually transmitted diseases and sex education.  Children whose parents do not provide consent shall not attend or participate in the instruction.

(b)  At the beginning of each school year, schools shall provide to parents of minor students the specific dates that any instruction on sexually transmitted diseases and sex education shall be conducted for students.  Parents of minor students shall receive notice in advance to provide a reasonable opportunity to provide or withhold consent in writing for student's attendance."

     SECTION 2.  Section 321-111, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsection (a) to read:

     "(a)  The departments of health and education shall cooperate with each other and other public and private authorities as they may deem advisable for the education of minors and members of the general public on sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.  For the purpose of this section, "minor" means any person [fourteen years of age or older and] under the age of majority."

     2.  By amending subsection (c) to read:

     "(c)  The information shall be made available upon request to all minors in the department of education with written parental consent and members of the general public [without parental consent] and the information shall be distributed to all public school counselors requesting educational materials concerning sexually transmitted disease prevention, detection, and treatment."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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