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Utah House passes bill tightening parental opt‑in and adding instruction on harmful effects in reproductive education
Summary
The House passed first substitute HB 286 on March 1, 2018, amending school reproductive‑education laws to broaden students’ ability to refuse advances, add instruction on harmful effects (including sexting) and require local boards to review district statistics; sponsor emphasized parental opt‑in remains intact. The bill passed 66‑5.
The Utah House of Representatives passed first substitute House Bill 286 on March 1, 2018, amending reproductive‑education requirements to emphasize a student’s “ability to clearly and expressly refuse” advances, add instruction about the harmful effects of certain behaviors and require district review of several local statistics. The bill passed the House 66‑5 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Fauson, who moved to uncircle the bill and explained the changes, said the amendment removes the word “unwanted” from a provision so that students have “the ability to clearly and expressly refuse” any advance they deem…
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