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Committee refers fetal-development instruction bill to amending order after debate and public testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 10 46, which would require age-appropriate instruction on fetal development in public and charter schools when they teach human biology (grades 5–12), was sent to the amending order after committee debate and public testimony.
Senate Bill 10 46, presented by Senator Tammy Nichols, would require that when public and charter schools teach human biology or related topics for any grades 5 through 12, instruction include age-appropriate, scientifically grounded information about human fetal development; the bill lists visual resources such as high-definition ultrasound and computer-generated animations as examples. The committee voted to send the bill to the amending order after extensive questioning and public testimony.
Nichols told the committee the bill is intended to "enhance human growth and development instruction" and to ensure…
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