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Committee hears support for optional comprehensive cancer education in schools
Summary
SB 6115 would authorize DOH to contract for optional, age‑appropriate cancer education for grades 6–12; supporters, including Cancer Pathways and students, told the committee that early prevention education can reduce modifiable cancer risk behaviors.
The Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee reopened testimony on Jan. 27 for Senate Bill 6115, a measure that would direct the Department of Health, subject to appropriation, to contract with a training entity to deliver age‑appropriate comprehensive cancer education to students in grades 6–12.
Staff summary: Greg Attenaccio told the committee the program is voluntary for school districts, designed to fit a…
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