Plain English Breakdown
The source states the commission must 'consider' including content, which implies they may decide not to include or recommend it.
AB-1792: Sexual Health Content in School Frameworks
This law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider adding content about dating abuse and digital violence when it updates the state health curriculum.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Instructional Quality Commission to review sexual health content during its next update of the Health Framework for California Public Schools.
- Directs the commission to consider including specific topics about dating abuse and digital violence in that framework.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Instructional Quality Commission
- Students receiving health instruction in public schools
Terms To Know
- Instructional Quality Commission
- A state group that recommends curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education.
- Health Framework for California Public Schools
- An official publication outlining health topics schools should teach, which is updated periodically.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only applies to the next scheduled revision of the Health Framework.
- The text does not specify exactly how much time or detail must be spent on these new topics.
- It is unclear if the State Board of Education will adopt any recommendations made by the commission.