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Senate passes bill defining human growth and development instruction as biology-focused
Summary
The Idaho Senate on Feb. 27 passed Senate Bill 10‑46 as amended, which sponsors said requires instruction on fetal and human biological development and limits unrelated material in that curriculum. The final vote was 27 in favor and 8 opposed.
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 10‑46 as amended on Feb. 27 to set requirements for classroom instruction described by its sponsor as focused on human growth and biological development.
Senator Nichols, sponsor of the bill, said the measure “is not a sex‑education bill. This is a biology bill,” and repeatedly framed the bill as requiring scientifically accurate instruction on fetal development and related biological processes. She told…
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