As Re-reported by the Senate Rules Committee 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. 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) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "SEXUAL 29
ACTIVITY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 2907.01 OF THE 30
REVISED CODE.
(B) INSTRUCTION IN VENEREAL DISEASE EDUCATION PURSUANT TO 33
DIVISION (A)(5)(c) OF SECTION 3313.60 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL 34
EMPHASIZE THAT ABSTINENCE FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY IS THE ONLY 35
PROTECTION THAT IS ONE HUNDRED PER CENT EFFECTIVE AGAINST 36
UNWANTED PREGNANCY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, AND THE SEXUAL 37
TRANSMISSION OF A VIRUS THAT CAUSES ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY 38
SYNDROME.
(C) IN ADOPTING MINIMUM STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 3301.07 OF 40
THE REVISED CODE, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL REQUIRE 41
COURSE MATERIAL AND INSTRUCTION IN VENEREAL DISEASE EDUCATION 42
COURSES TAUGHT PURSUANT TO DIVISION (A)(5)(c) OF SECTION 3313.60 43
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OF THE REVISED CODE TO DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 44
(1) STRESS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM SEXUAL 46
ACTIVITY UNTIL AFTER MARRIAGE; 47
(2) TEACH THE POTENTIAL PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, 49
EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATING IN SEXUAL 50
ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE;
(3) TEACH THAT CONCEIVING CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK IS 53
LIKELY TO HAVE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD, THE CHILD'S 54
PARENTS, AND SOCIETY;
(4) STRESS THAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ARE SERIOUS 56
POSSIBLE HAZARDS OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY; 57
(5) ADVISE STUDENTS OF THE LAWS PERTAINING TO FINANCIAL 59
RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS TO CHILDREN BORN IN AND OUT OF WEDLOCK; 61
(6) ADVISE STUDENTS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS 63
CRIMINAL TO HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 64
SIXTEEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 2907.04 OF THE REVISED CODE. 65
(D) ANY MODEL COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 67
HEALTH EDUCATION THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTS UNDER 69
SECTION 3301.0716 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL CONFORM TO THE 70
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
(E) ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND 73
NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 3302.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE 75
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHALL NOT APPROVE, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 3302.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, ANY WAIVER OF ANY 77
REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY RULE ADOPTED BY THE STATE 78
BOARD OF EDUCATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 79