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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 578
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 957
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A MODEL CURRICULUM FOR FAMILY LIFE
EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-25b of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Department of Education to (1) develop a model curriculum for 2
comprehensive family life education for students in grades 3
kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, as appropriate for the age of such 4
students designed to promote parental involvement, foster positive self-5
concepts and provide coping mechanisms, including, but not limited to, 6
the following topics: (A) Family living and community relationships, (B) 7
the benefits, challenges, responsibilities and value of marriage for men, 8
women, children and communities, and (C) the value of family 9
relationships, (2) establish requirements for training educators to teach 10
the family life education curriculum, and (3) review and update the 11
family life education curriculum every five years thereafter to reflect 12
contemporary community standards. 13
Statement of Purpose:
To require development of a model family life education curriculum.