Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill

A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…

Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill

A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…

Appropriations Chairs Weigh Small Omnibus Combining HHS, Other Spending Bills

The fiscal year 2010 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill (HR 3293) will likely be rolled into a small omnibus package with other remaining appropriations bills to allow quick passage by the end of the calendar year, CQ Today reports. While the House has passed all 12 of its bills, the Senate has passed only seven and has five remaining.

Oregon Gov. Signs Sex Education Bill; Tenn. Rep. Withdraws Bill To Give Parents Record Access

The following summarizes recent action on reproductive health-related legislation in two states.~ Oregon: Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) on Tuesday signed a measure (H.B. 2509) that requires school districts to provide students in all public elementary and secondary schools with medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education courses,