ASSEMBLY, No. 532

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblywomen CRECCO and FARRAGHER

An Act concerning curriculum and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. The board of education of any school district in the State may choose not to offer family life education as part of its comprehensive health education curriculum. For the purposes of this section, family life education means instruction to develop an understanding of the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, and psychological aspects of interpersonal relationships; the physiological, psychological and cultural foundations of human development, sexuality, and reproduction, at various stages of growth; and to provide the opportunity for pupils to acquire knowledge which will support the development of responsible personal behavior, strengthen their own family life now, and aid in establishing strong family life for themselves in the future.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill gives local boards of education the option of not teaching family life education as part of its comprehensive health education curriculum.

    Makes family life education courses optional.