Sec. 10. Definitions
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In this Act: The terms elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). The term age and developmentally appropriate means suitable for a particular age or age group of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for that age or age group. The term adolescents means individuals who are ages 10 through 19 at the time of commencement of participation in a program supported under this Act.
The term characteristics of effective programs means the aspects of evidence-based programs, including development, content, and implementation of such programs, that— have been shown to be effective in terms of increasing knowledge, clarifying values and attitudes, increasing skills, and impacting upon behavior; and are widely recognized by leading medical and public health agencies to be effective in changing sexual behaviors that lead to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, unintended pregnancy, and dating violence and sexual assault among young people.
The term comprehensive sex education means a program that— includes age- and developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically relevant information on a broad set of topics related to sexuality including human development, relationships, decisionmaking, communication, abstinence, contraception, and disease and pregnancy prevention; provides students with opportunities for developing skills as well as learning information; is inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and heterosexual young people; and aims to— provide scientifically accurate and realistic information about human sexuality; provide opportunities for individuals to understand their own, their families’, and their communities’ values, attitudes, and insights about sexuality; help individuals develop healthy relationships and interpersonal skills; and help individuals exercise responsibility regarding sexual relationships, which includes addressing abstinence, pressures to become prematurely involved in sexual intercourse, and the use of contraception and other sexual health measures.
The term evidence-based program means a sex education program that has been proven through rigorous evaluation to be effective in changing sexual behavior or incorporates elements of other sex education programs that have been proven to be effective in changing sexual behavior. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term medically accurate and complete , when used with respect to a sex education program, means that— the information provided through the program is verified or supported by the weight of research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods and is published in peer-reviewed journals, where applicable; or the program contains information that leading professional organizations and agencies with relevant expertise in the field recognize as accurate, objective, and complete; and the program does not withhold information about the effectiveness and benefits of correct and consistent use of condoms and other contraceptives.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The term young people means individuals who are ages 10 through 24 at the time of commencement of participation in a program supported under this Act.
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