Sec. 3. Grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents
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The Secretary, in coordination with the Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of Adolescent Health, the Director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education, as described in subsection (f).
Grants awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. In this section, the term eligible entity means a public or private entity that focuses on adolescent health and education or has experience working with adolescents. An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including an assurance to participate in the evaluation described in section 6.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— are State or local public entities; are entities not currently receiving funds under— section 513 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 713 ); the Office of Adolescent Health’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, funded under title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 ( Public Law 111–117 ; 123 Stat. 3253), or any substantially similar successive program; or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health; and address health inequities among young people that face systemic barriers resulting in disproportionate rates of not less than one of the following:
Unintended pregnancies. Sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Dating violence and sexual violence. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out an education program that provides adolescents with comprehensive sex education that— is age and developmentally appropriate; is medically accurate and complete; substantially incorporates elements of evidence-based sex education instruction; or creates a demonstration project based on characteristics of effective programs.
The comprehensive sex education programs funded under this section shall include instruction and materials that address— the physical, social, and emotional changes of human development, including human anatomy, reproduction, and sexual development; healthy relationships, including friendships, within families, and society, that are based on mutual respect, and the ability to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships, including— effective communication, negotiation, and refusal skills, including the skills to recognize and report inappropriate or abusive sexual advances; bodily autonomy, setting and respecting personal boundaries, practicing personal safety, and consent; and the limitations and harm of gender-role stereotypes, violence, coercion, bullying, harassment, and intimidation in relationships; healthy decision making skills about sexuality and relationships that include— critical thinking, problem solving, self-efficacy, stress-management, self-care, and decision making; individual values and attitudes; the promotion of positive body images; developing an understanding that there are a range of body types and encouraging positive feeling about students’ own body types; information on how to respect others and ensure safety on the internet and when using other forms of digital communication; information on local services and resources where students can obtain additional information related to bullying, harassment, dating violence and sexual assault, suicide prevention, and other related care; encouragement for youth to communicate with their parents or guardians, health and social service professionals, and other trusted adults about sexuality and intimate relationships; information on how to create a safe environment for all students and others in society; examples of varying types of relationships, couples, and family structures; and affirmative representation of varying gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations, including individuals and relationships between same sex couples and their families; abstinence, delaying age of first sexual activity, the use of condoms, preventive medication, vaccination, birth control, and other sexually transmitted infection prevention measures, and the options for pregnancy, including parenting, adoption, and abortion, including— the importance of effectively using condoms, preventive medication, and applicable vaccinations to protect against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; the benefits of effective contraceptive and condom use in avoiding unintended pregnancy; the relationship between substance use and sexual health and behaviors; and information about local health services where students can obtain additional information and services related to sexual and reproductive health and other related care; through affirmative recognition, the roles that traditions, values, religion, norms, gender roles, acculturation, family structure, health beliefs, and political power play in how students make decisions that affect their sexual health, using examples of various types of races, ethnicities, cultures, and families, including single-parent households and young families; information about gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation for all students, including— affirmative recognition that people have different gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations; and community resources that can provide additional support for individuals with varying gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations; and opportunities to explore the roles that race, ethnicity, immigration status, disability status, economic status, homelessness, foster care status, and language within different communities affect sexual attitudes in society and culture and how this may impact student sexual health.
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- Pub. L. 111-117
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Grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-117
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