CA SB 1471: "California Community Sexual Health Education Act"

Status: Vetoed by Governor
Author: Kuehl [D]

This bill was introduced by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) and co-sponsored by the ACLU. Specifically, it requires state-funded sex education programs on preventing teen and unintended pregnancies or STD’s to be medically accurate, bias-free, and age appropriate. The bill also requires that instructors be appropriately trained, that programs do not teach or promote religious doctrine, and that programs are culturally and linguistically appropriate. SB 1471 now must clear the Assembly Appropriations Committee in August before it can move to the Assembly floor.


ACLU Position
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