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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
June 5, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Richards, Pope-Roberts, Miller,
Berceau, Balow, Taylor
and Plouff, cosponsored by Senators Risser and
Plale. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB387,1,4 1An Act to amend 118.019 (1), 118.019 (2) (a), 118.019 (2) (b), 118.019 (2) (c),
2118.019 (2) (e), 118.019 (2) (f), 118.019 (2m) and 118.019 (3); and to create
3118.019 (2) (g) of the statutes; relating to: school district human growth and
4development programs.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a school board may provide an instructional program in
human growth and development in grades kindergarten to 12. The program may
include instruction in a number of areas, including self-esteem, interpersonal
relationships, human sexuality, family life, and sex stereotypes. This bill makes
several changes in these areas, including the following:
1. Currently, a school board may include instruction in the discouragement of
adolescent sexual activity. This bill provides instead that a school board may include
instruction in the social, psychological, and health benefits of abstaining from sexual
activity.
2. Current law authorizes a school board to include instruction in human
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This bill
authorizes a school board to include instruction in all sexually transmitted diseases.
3. The bill authorizes instruction relating to sexual exploitation, acquaintance
rape, and the legal consequences of sexual contact with a minor.

The bill also provides that a human growth and development curriculum may
include assignments that provide parents with opportunities to communicate to
their children their expectations regarding the sexual behavior of their children.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB387, s. 1 1Section 1. 118.019 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,2,82 118.019 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to encourage all school
3boards to make available to pupils instruction in topics related to human growth and
4development in order to promote accurate and comprehensive knowledge in this area
5and responsible decision making and, to support and enhance the efforts of parents
6to provide moral guidance to their children, to promote abstinence from sexual
7activity as the safest and best choice for pupils, and to include accurate information
8on family planning and contraception
.
AB387, s. 2 9Section 2. 118.019 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,2,1110 118.019 (2) (a) Self-esteem, responsible decision making and personal
11responsibility related to family life, relationships, and sexual behavior.
AB387, s. 3 12Section 3. 118.019 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,2,1413 118.019 (2) (b) Interpersonal relationships, including growth in respect and
14self-control
.
AB387, s. 4 15Section 4. 118.019 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,2,1716 118.019 (2) (c) Discouragement of adolescent The social, psychological, and
17health benefits of abstaining from
sexual activity.
AB387, s. 5 18Section 5. 118.019 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,3,319 118.019 (2) (e) Human sexuality; reproduction; family planning, as defined in
20s. 253.07 (1) (a), including natural family planning; sexually transmitted diseases,

1including
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency
2syndrome; prenatal development; childbirth; adoption; available prenatal and
3postnatal support; and male and female responsibility.
AB387, s. 6 4Section 6. 118.019 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,3,65 118.019 (2) (f) Sex stereotypes and, protective behavior behaviors, sexual
6exploitation, and acquaintance rape
.
AB387, s. 7 7Section 7. 118.019 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB387,3,88 118.019 (2) (g) The legal consequences of sexual contact with a minor.
AB387, s. 8 9Section 8. 118.019 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,3,1310 118.019 (2m) Marriage and parental responsibility. If a school board provides
11instruction in any of the areas under sub. (2) (e), the school board shall also provide
12instruction in marriage and parental responsibility, including financial
13responsibility
.
AB387, s. 9 14Section 9. 118.019 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,3,2515 118.019 (3) Distribution of curriculum to parents. Each school board that
16provides an instructional program in human growth and development shall
17annually provide the parents of each pupil enrolled in the school district with an
18outline of the human growth and development curriculum used in the pupil's grade
19level and information regarding how the parent may inspect the complete
20curriculum and instructional materials. The school board shall make the complete
21human growth and development curriculum and all instructional materials
22available upon request for inspection at any time, including prior to their use in the
23classroom. The human growth and development curriculum may include
24assignments that provide parents with opportunities to communicate to their
25children their expectations regarding the sexual behavior of their children.
AB387, s. 10
1Section 10. Effective date.
AB387,4,22 (1) This act takes effect on September 1, 2004.
AB387,4,33 (End)
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