Legislation - HB0161

Title: Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established
Sponsored by: Delegates Atterbeary and Fair
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board of education to create an age-appropriate curriculum that is consistent with the comprehensive health education framework; and requiring each county board to establish policies, guidelines, and procedures for a parent or guardian to opt out of the family life and human sexuality topics for a certain student, subject to a certain prohibition.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0558 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/01/2024 Legislative Date 7/01/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	7/01/2024	7/01/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established
House	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.

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