HB 1603 (2025)

HB 1603 mandates curriculum discussing human development related to pregnancy.

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  1. Requires grades 1-12 curriculum to include human development education covering the biology of pregnancy and fetal development. The curriculum must include:

    • A 3-minute ultrasound displaying a full fetus.
    • An animation illustrating the reproductive process from fertilization onward.

    Content must be age-appropriate for grades 1-6 and developmentally appropriate for grades 7-8. Students in grades 9-12 must complete human development education to receive a diploma. These requirements may be integrated into other lessons.

    Similar to Sen. Alvord’s SB 587 (2025).

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An Act relating to schools; requiring teaching of human growth and development curriculum; specifying curriculum requirements; requiring school districts to offer human growth and development curriculum in an age-appropriate manner; allowing district to choose how to incorporate certain instruction; requiring certain instruction for graduation; requiring integration of certain instruction with health or science education; mandating the human growth and development curriculum be incorporated in the state academic content standards; directing the State Department of Education to develop certain guidelines and resources for schools and teachers; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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