California SB695 Analysis:
Date of Hearing: July 1, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Patrick O'Donnell, Chair
SB
695 (De León) - As Amended April 22, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 39-0
SUBJECT: School curriculum: health education: sexual harassment
and violence instruction.
SUMMARY: Requires the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to
consider adding content to the health curriculum framework for
grades 9-12 on sexual harassment and violence, including the
affirmative consent standard, and requires school districts
which require a health course for graduation to include this
content. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires that, when the health curriculum framework is next
revised, the IQC consider including a distinct category for
grades 9 to 12 on sexual harassment and violence that
includes:
a) information on different forms of sexual harassment and
violence, including instances that occur among peers and in
a dating relationship, a discussion of prevention
strategies; how pupils report sexual harassment and
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violence, and potential resources victims can access
b) discussion of the affirmative consent standard and
skills pupils use to establish boundaries in peer and
dating relationships
c) discussion of legal aspects of sexual harassment and
violence under state and federal law
1)Requires that if the IQC includes a sexual harassment and
violence category in the health framework, that category:
a) ensure that information included in the framework is
research-based and appropriate for pupils of all races,
genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ethnic
and cultural backgrounds. States that this activity may
include reviewing other states' curricula.
b) consult with secondary health teachers and experts in
sexual harassment and violence curricula
1)Requires that, if a school district requires a course in
health education for graduation from high school, the school
board:
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