Subdivision 1 [Definitions.] (a) defines "comprehensive family life and sexuality education" as education in grades 7 through 12 that:

1. respects community values and encourages family communication;
2. develops communication, decision making, and conflict resolution skills;
3. contributes to healthy relationships;
4. provides age appropriate and medically accurate human development and sexuality education;
5. includes an abstinence-first approach and also includes education about the use of protection and contraception; and
6. promotes individual responsibility.

(b) defines "age appropriate" as referring to topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages of children.

( c) defines "medically accurate" as verified or supported by research.

Subdivision 2 [Curriculum Requirements.] (a) allows a school district to offer and independently establish curriculum and procedures for providing comprehensive family life and sexuality education to kindergarten through grade 6 students.

(b) requires a school district to offer and allows the district to independently establish curriculum and procedures for providing comprehensive family life and sexuality education to grade 7 though 12 students.

Subdivision 3 [Notice and Parental Options.] (a) states the legislature's intent to encourage pupils to communicate with their parents about human sexuality and respect a parent's right to supervise their children's education on such subjects.

(b) allows a parent or guardian to excuse their children from all or part of s comprehensive family life and sexuality education program.

(c) requires a school district to establish policies and procedures providing parents or guardians with reasonable notice of the following:

1. if the school district is offering a comprehensive family life and sexuality education program during the course of the year;
2. how they may inspect materials used in the program;
3. if the program is presented by school personnel or outside consultants, including the name of the consultants; and
4. their right to choose not to have their child participate in the program and how to exercise that right.

(d) requires a school district to have policies and procedures for reasonably restricting the availability of program materials from public view of students excused from the program.