124th Morrison Congress

2nd Session

S. 124-0
Title of the Bill:

Sexual Education Reform Act

Main Author(s):

Sen. Melody McCrary (R-FL), Sen. Melissa Kimble (R-IN)

Co-Sponsor(s):

Rep. Lauren Baker (D-NJ)

BE IT ENACTED BY THE MORRISON CONGRESS

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SECTION 1: Findings
Congress makes the following findings:
1) Many sexually experienced teens (43% of males and 57% of females) do not
receive formal instruction about contraception before they first have sex;
fewer received instruction about where to get birth control (31% males, 46%
females) (i)
2) 26% females and 35% males received abstinence education but no
contraception education (i)
3) Only 24 states and the District of Columbia require public schools to teach
sex ed (iv)
4) Only 18 states and DC require that information on contraception be provided
in sex ed classes, and only 37 states require that information on abstinence
be provided (ii)
5) 88% of schools allow parents to exclude their children from sexual health
education (i)
6) The CDC suggests 16 criteria for sexual education (iii)
SECTION 2: Purpose
This bill provides that sexual education be taught in all public high schools in the
United States. The curriculum must also include both abstinence and
contraception education.
SECTION 3: General Provisions
Abstinence and contraception should be taught with no bias for either one, so as not
to influence the students to think that one is better than the other.
Sexual Education and HIV education should be required at all public schools in the
50 States and DC, and within the Sex Ed and HIV ed curriculum, abstinence and
contraception should both be included. The curriculum should cover all of these
topics:
How to create and sustain healthy and respectful relationships
Influences of family, peers, media, technology and other factors on sexual
risk behavior
Benefits of being sexually abstinent
Efficacy of condoms
Importance of using condoms consistently and correctly
Importance of using a condom at the same time as another form of
contraception to prevent both STDs and pregnancy
How to obtain condoms

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How to correctly use a condom

Communication and negotiation skills
Goal-setting and decision-making skills
How HIV and other STDs are transmitted
Health consequences of HIV, other STDs and pregnancy
Influencing and supporting others to avoid or reduce sexual risk behaviors
Importance of limiting the number of sexual partners
How to access valid and reliable information, products and services related
to HIV, STDs, and pregnancy
Preventive care that is necessary to maintain reproductive and sexual health

SECTION 4: Definitions
Contraception: using synthetic ways to prevent pregnancy
Abstinence: Refraining from sexual intercourse
CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency
that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness
activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public health.

Works Cited:
i.https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/facts-american-teens-sources-information-about-sex
ii. http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-policies-on-sex-education-in-schools.aspx
iii. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/profiles/pdf/16_criteria.pdf
iv. https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/sex-and-hiv-education