Healthy Teens Act
Bill Number:
SB 848Session:
Regular Session 2008Description:
The Healthy Teens Act protects Florida’s teens by requiring that public schools receiving state funding provide comprehensive, medically-accurate, and age-appropriate factual information when teaching about sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, family planning, or pregnancy.
Impact:
Would protect teens from the potential risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections by providing them with the knowledge to make informed decisions about when and if to have sex
Sponsor:
Senator Ted Deutch Co-Sponsors:
Bill Status Note:
Passed Favorably out of Education Pre-K-12; Referred to Children, Families, and Elders Affairs