Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 112 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Jimenez, T.

Final action

House/ filed 3/1/2024

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• removes human sexuality from the definition of sex education instruction; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

SEX EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Tim Jimenez
Senate Sponsor: 
 Keith Grover
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill removes human sexuality from the definition of sex education instruction.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ removes human sexuality from the definition of sex education instruction; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-10-403
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-10-403
 is amended to read:
53G-10-403.
Required parental consent for sex education instruction.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Sex education instruction" means any course material, unit, class, lesson,
activity, or presentation that, as the focus of the discussion, provides instruction or information
to a student about:
(A) sexual abstinence;
[
(B) human sexuality;
]
[
(C)
] 
(B)
 human reproduction;
[
(D)
] 
(C)
 reproductive anatomy;
[
(E)
] 
(D)
 physiology;
[
(F)
] 
(E)
 pregnancy;
[
(G)
] 
(F)
 marriage;
[
(H)
] 
(G)
 childbirth;
[
(I)
] 
(H)
 parenthood;
[
(J)
] 
(I)
 contraception;
[
(K)
] 
(J)
 HIV/AIDS;
[
(L)
] 
(K)
 sexually transmitted diseases; or
[
(M)
] 
(L)
 refusal skills, as defined in Section 
53G-10-402
.
(ii) "Sex education instruction" does not include child sexual abuse prevention
instruction described in Section 
53G-9-207
.
(b) "School" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53G-10-205
.
(2) A school shall obtain prior written consent from a student's parent before the school
may provide sex education instruction to the student.
(3) If a student's parent chooses not to have the student participate in sex education
instruction, a school shall:
(a) waive the requirement for the student to participate in the sex education instruction;
or
(b) provide the student with a reasonable alternative to the sex education instruction
requirement.
(4) In cooperation with the student's teacher or school, a parent shall take responsibility
for the parent's student's sex education instruction if a school:
(a) waives the student's sex education instruction requirement in Subsection (3)(a); or
(b) provides the student with a reasonable alternative to the sex education instruction
requirement described in Subsection (3)(b).
(5) A student's academic or citizenship performance may not be penalized if the
student's parent chooses not to have the student participate in sex education instruction as
described in Subsection (3).
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.