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to prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.

# HB1156 Summary **This bill requires school districts to get written parental consent before conducting physical examinations or screenings on students.** The change prevents schools from performing certain medical checks or evaluations on children without permission from their parents or guardians first.

provide certain provisions regarding sex education in public schools.

HB1162 requires parents to actively opt-in (give written permission) before their children can participate in any sex education or sexuality instruction at public schools, and schools must provide a description of content and materials for parental review at least two weeks before instruction. The bill also establishes that abstinence education programs must emphasize abstinence before marriage and marital fidelity, and students who don't participate in sex education get an extra study period instead.