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SCHOOL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jeffrey D. Stenquist

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill restricts classroom instruction on sexuality except when age and
10     developmentally appropriate.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     This bill restricts classroom instruction on sexuality except when age and
14     developmentally appropriate.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
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19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          53G-10-409, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 53G-10-409 is enacted to read:
25          53G-10-409. Restricting instruction on sexuality.
26          Each LEA and each school shall ensure that classroom instruction or classroom
27     discussion that an educator or other adult leads on sexuality, including sexual orientation or

28     gender identity, as those terms are defined in Section 34A-5-102, does not occur:
29          (1) in kindergarten through grade 3; or
30          (2) in a manner that is not age or developmentally appropriate for students in
31     accordance with state standards.