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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1492

Instruction on Reproductive Health
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SPONSOR
Davis
FILED BY
Tracie Davis — District 5, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Education Pre-K - 12

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Instruction on Reproductive Health; Requiring that certain materials used to teach reproductive health be approved annually by a district school board in an open, noticed meeting, rather than the Department of Education, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Local school boards, not the state, will approve reproductive health materials.

The Department of Education currently approves all materials used to teach reproductive health, including HIV/AIDS. This bill removes that state role.

Instead, each district school board must approve these materials annually. The approval must happen in an open, noticed public meeting.

This shifts control of classroom content from a centralized state agency to local elected boards across the state.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Annual Local Approval of Reproductive Health Materials majors. 1003.42(1)(b)

AIReplaces state-level approval with local school board approval, requiring annual review in a public meeting.

“must be approved annually by a district school board in an open, noticed public meeting” bill text, line 18 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...
1/8/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1003.42
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