GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 749

Short Title:  Teach Sexual Abstinence.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Privette; Bowman, Justus, Russell, and Wilson.
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Referred to:  Education.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE INSTRUCTION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS REGARDING ABSTINENCE FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-81 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a2.1)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to provide that the public school curriculum shall include instruction, in appropriate grades and classes, that abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage is the expected standard for all school-age children; that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain means of avoiding out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, and other associated health problems; and that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the best lifelong means of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to all school years beginning with the 1991-92 school year.