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H. B. No. 437 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representatives Hagan, C., Ramos
Cosponsors:
Representatives Barborak, DeVitis, Fedor, Hagan, R., Mallory, Milkovich, Phillips, Ruhl, Slesnick, Strahorn
A BILL
To amend sections 3313.60 and 3319.073 and to enact
sections 3314.031 and 3326.091 of the Revised Code
with respect to age-appropriate student
instruction in child sexual abuse and sexual
violence prevention and in-service staff training
in child sexual abuse prevention.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3313.60 and 3319.073 be amended and
sections 3314.031 and 3326.091 of the Revised Code be enacted to
read as follows:
Sec. 3313.60. Notwithstanding division (D) of section
3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this section
do not apply to any cooperative education school district
established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of
the Revised Code.
(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village,
and local school district and the board of each cooperative
education school district established, pursuant to section
3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for all
schools under its control. Except as provided in division (E) of
this section, in any such curriculum there shall be included the
study of the following subjects:
(1) The language arts, including reading, writing, spelling,
oral and written English, and literature;
(2) Geography, the history of the United States and of Ohio,
and national, state, and local government in the United States,
including a balanced presentation of the relevant contributions to
society of men and women of African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and
American Indian descent as well as other ethnic and racial groups
in Ohio and the United States;
(4) Natural science, including instruction in the
conservation of natural resources;
(5) Health education, which shall include instruction in:
(a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and
organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health,
and the use and effects of food additives;
(b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against the
use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco;
(c) Venereal disease education, except that upon written
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be
excused from taking instruction in venereal disease education;
(d) In grades kindergarten through six, annual
age-appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention,
including information on available counseling and resources for
children who are sexually abused;
(e) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in
personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be
excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault
prevention;
(e)(f) In grades seven through twelve, age-appropriate
instruction in dating violence prevention education and sexual
violence prevention education, which shall include instruction in
recognizing dating violence warning signs and characteristics of
healthy relationships.
In order to assist school districts in developing a dating
violence prevention education and sexual violence prevention
education and sexual violence prevention education curriculum, the
department of education shall provide on its web site links to
free curricula addressing dating violence prevention and sexual
violence prevention.
If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than
eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's
school a written request to examine the dating violence prevention
and sexual violence prevention instruction materials used at that
school, the principal, within a reasonable period of time after
the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to examine
those materials at that school.
(7) The fine arts, including music;
(8) First aid, including a training program in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, safety, and fire prevention, except
that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a
student shall be excused from taking instruction in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every
school or school district shall include in the requirements for
promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade one year's
course of study of American history. A board may waive this
requirement for academically accelerated students who, in
accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are able to
demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of the eighth
grade American history course of study.
(C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section
3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E)
of this section, every high school shall include in the
requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit each
of American history and government.
(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, basic
instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United States
history, the government of the United States, the government of
the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the Declaration of
Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Constitution
of the state of Ohio shall be required before pupils may
participate in courses involving the study of social problems,
economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world government,
socialism, and communism.
(E) For each cooperative education school district
established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and
each city, exempted village, and local school district that has
territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum
adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall
only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades
operated by each such school district. The curriculums for such
schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these
districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to (D)
of this section.
(F) The board of education of any cooperative education
school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of
section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum
for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school under
its control.
(G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a
student, the board of education of any school district shall
permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect to
the parent's or guardian's own child:
(1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its administration
to the child;
(2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other
instructional materials being used by the district in connection
with the instruction of the child;
(3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or
questionnaire filled out by the child;
(4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each model
curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised
Code, which copies shall be available at all times during school
hours in each district school building.
Sec. 3314.031. (A) If a community school established under
this chapter serves students in any of grades kindergarten through
six, the school's curriculum for those grades shall include annual
age-appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention,
including information on available counseling and resources for
children who are sexually abused.
(B)(1) If a community school established under this chapter
serves students in any of grades seven through twelve, the
school's curriculum for those grades shall include age-appropriate
instruction in sexual violence prevention education.
(2) If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than
eighteen years of age who is attending a community school submits
to the principal of the student's school a written request to
examine the sexual violence prevention education instruction
materials used at that school, the principal, within a reasonable
period of time after the request is made, shall allow the parent
or guardian to examine those materials at that school.
Sec. 3319.073. (A) The board of education of each city and
exempted village school district and the governing board of each
educational service center shall adopt or adapt the curriculum
developed by the department of education for, or shall develop in
consultation with public or private agencies or persons involved
in child abuse prevention or intervention programs, a program of
in-service training in the prevention of child abuse, violence,
and substance abuse and the promotion of positive youth
development. Each person employed by any school district or
service center to work in a school as a nurse, teacher, counselor,
school psychologist, or administrator shall complete at least four
hours of the in-service training within two years of commencing
employment with the district or center, and every five years
thereafter. A person who is employed by any school district or
service center to work in an elementary school as a nurse,
teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator on March
30, 2007, shall complete at least four hours of the in-service
training not later than March 30, 2009, and every five years
thereafter. A person who is employed by any school district or
service center to work in a middle or high school as a nurse,
teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator on
October 16, 2009, shall complete at least four hours of the
in-service training not later than October 16, 2011, and every
five years thereafter.
(B) Each board shall incorporate training in school safety
and violence prevention, including human trafficking content, into
the in-service training required by division (A) of this section.
For this purpose, the board shall adopt or adapt the curriculum
developed by the department or shall develop its own curriculum in
consultation with public or private agencies or persons involved
in school safety and violence prevention programs.
(C) Each board shall incorporate training on the board's
harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy adopted under section
3313.666 of the Revised Code into the in-service training required
by division (A) of this section. Each board also shall incorporate
training in the prevention of dating violence into the in-service
training required by that division for middle and high school
employees. The board shall develop its own curricula for these
purposes.
(D) Each board shall incorporate training in youth suicide
awareness and prevention into the in-service training required by
division (A) of this section for each person employed by a school
district or service center to work in a school as a nurse,
teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator, and any
other personnel that the board determines appropriate. For this
purpose, the board shall adopt or adapt the curriculum developed
by the department or shall develop its own curriculum in
consultation with public or private agencies or persons involved
in youth suicide awareness and prevention programs.
The training completed under this division shall count toward
the satisfaction of requirements for professional development
required by the school district or service center board, and the
training may be accomplished through self-review of suitable
suicide prevention materials approved by the board.
(E) Each board shall incorporate training on child sexual
abuse into the in-service training required by division (A) of
this section. The training completed under this division shall
count toward the satisfaction of requirements for professional
development required by the school district or service center
board.
Sec. 3326.091. (A) If a STEM school established under this
chapter serves students in sixth grade, the school's curriculum
for that grade shall include annual age-appropriate instruction in
child sexual abuse prevention, including information on available
counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused.
(B)(1) If a STEM school established under this chapter serves
students in any of grades seven through twelve, the school's
curriculum for those grades shall include age-appropriate
instruction in sexual violence prevention education.
(2) If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than
eighteen years of age who is attending a STEM school submits to
the principal of the student's school a written request to examine
the sexual violence prevention education instruction materials
used at that school, the principal, within a reasonable period of
time after the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian
to examine those materials at that school.
Section 2. That existing sections 3313.60 and 3319.073 of
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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