As Passed by the House 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 189 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES ROMAN-GARDNER-SCHUCK-HODGES-TIBERI-HARRIS-CORBIN- 8
VAN VYVEN-JORDAN-REID-GRENDELL-PADGETT-TAYLOR-JERSE-HOOD- 9
HAINES-HOTTINGER-TERWILLEGER-BATCHELDER-WISE-BRADING-WESTON- 10
COLONNA-SCHURING-WILLIAMS-BRITTON-FOX-CALLENDER-WOMER BENJAMIN- 11
WINKLER-OLMAN-STAPLETON-GARCIA-YOUNG-CAREY-CLANCY-COUGHLIN- 12
SCHULER-CORE-METZGER-WACHTMANN-MYERS-AMSTUTZ-VERICH-BUCHY- 13
VESPER-O'BRIEN-CATES-HOUSEHOLDER-MASON-JOHNSON-SALERNO 14
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A B I L L
To enact section 3313.608 of the Revised Code to 18
require public school venereal disease education 20
to emphasize abstinence from sexual activity. 21
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 23
Section 1. That section 3313.608 of the Revised Code be 26
enacted to read as follows: 27
Sec. 3313.608. (A) INSTRUCTION IN VENEREAL DISEASE 29
EDUCATION PURSUANT TO DIVISION (A)(5)(c) OF SECTION 3313.60 OF 30
THE REVISED CODE SHALL EMPHASIZE THAT ABSTINENCE FROM SEXUAL 32
ACTIVITY IS THE ONLY PROTECTION THAT IS ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
EFFECTIVE AGAINST UNWANTED PREGNANCY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED 34
DISEASE, AND THE SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF A VIRUS THAT CAUSES 35
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME.
(B) IN ADOPTING MINIMUM STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 3301.07 OF 37
THE REVISED CODE, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL REQUIRE 38
COURSE MATERIAL AND INSTRUCTION IN VENEREAL DISEASE EDUCATION 39
COURSES TAUGHT PURSUANT TO DIVISION (A)(5)(c) OF SECTION 3313.60 40
OF THE REVISED CODE TO DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 41
(1) STRESS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM SEXUAL 43
ACTIVITY UNTIL AFTER MARRIAGE; 44
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(2) TEACH THE POTENTIAL PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, 46
EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATING IN SEXUAL 47
ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE;
(3) TEACH THAT CONCEIVING CHILDREN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK IS 50
LIKELY TO HAVE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD, THE CHILD'S 51
PARENTS, AND SOCIETY;
(4) STRESS THAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ARE SERIOUS 53
POSSIBLE HAZARDS OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY; 54
(5) ADVISE STUDENTS OF THE LAWS PERTAINING TO FINANCIAL 56
RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS TO CHILDREN BORN IN AND OUT OF WEDLOCK; 58
(6) ADVISE STUDENTS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS 60
CRIMINAL TO HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 61
SIXTEEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 2907.04 OF THE REVISED CODE. 62
(C) ANY MODEL COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 64
HEALTH EDUCATION THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTS UNDER 66
SECTION 3301.0716 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL CONFORM TO THE 67
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
(D) ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND 70
NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 3302.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE 72
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHALL NOT APPROVE, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 3302.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, ANY WAIVER OF ANY 74
REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY RULE ADOPTED BY THE STATE 75
BOARD OF EDUCATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 76