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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 450 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Senators B. Davis, J. English, Irvin, Hester, J. Dismang, Gilmore, Flippo, B. Johnson, Hill, M. 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | McKee, Stone 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | By: Representatives K. Moore, Vaught, Beaty Jr. 7 |
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| 12 | 11 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | INCLUDE A HUMAN FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | DISCUSSION IN THE RELEVANT STANDARDS DURING THE 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | ARKANSAS ACADEMIC STANDARDS REVISION CYCLE; AND FOR 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 14 |
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| 20 | 19 | | Subtitle 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | TO INCLUDE A HUMAN FETAL GROWTH AND 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION IN THE RELEVANT 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | STANDARDS DURING THE ARKANSAS ACADEMIC 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | STANDARDS REVISION CYCLE. 22 |
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| 27 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 16, Subchapter 10, is 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | 6-16-1008. Human fetal growth and development education. 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (a) As used in this section, "human fetal growth and development 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | discussion" means an oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | presentation regarding human biology as it relates to pregnancy and human 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | development inside the womb. 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (b)(1)(A) The Department of Education shall include a human fetal 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | growth and development discussion in the relevant standards during the 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | Arkansas Academic Standards revision cycle. 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (B) The Department of Education, in consultation with the 36 SB450 |
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| 42 | 41 | | Department of Health, shall determine the appropriate grade levels for 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | receipt of the human fetal growth and development discussion required under 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (2) The human fetal growth and development discussion required 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | by subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall include: 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (A) A high-definition ultrasound that shows the brain, 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development; and 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (B) The process of fertilization and every stage of human 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | development inside the uterus, including a discussion that notes significant 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | markers in cell growth and organ development for every significant marker of 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | pregnancy until birth. 11 |
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