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Assembly Bill 629 (Brownley - 2007)

Chapter 602, Statutes of 2007

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Requires sexual health education programs that are funded by the state, but provided by an entity other than a public school, to provide information that is age appropriate, medically accurate, current and objective, and to fulfill other requirements that are similar to those for sexual health education programs offered by public schools.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and the American Association of University Women, the sponsors of the bill, state that, although California has made great strides in promoting comprehensive sex education, a significant percentage of state-funded programs are providing biased, incomplete, and medically inaccurate information, putting young people's health at risk. The ACLU cites an analysis showing that at least 25 percent of the CCG programs sampled provided "abstinence-focused" instruction in public school settings and included misleading information about abortion, condom effectiveness, and STDs, and promoted bias relating to sexual orientation. Supporters contend that state-funded programs are directed to local communities that have high rates of unintended pregnancies and STDs, which are the communities most in need of accurate and effective information. Furthermore, supporters state that health care costs due to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases cost California taxpayers $1.5 billion each year.