Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-682-R1

Redraft EDU 682

Health Education Data Collection

Messrs. DiDomenico, Mark, Moore, Eldridge and Payano, Ms. Rausch and Messrs. Gómez and Driscoll moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0005, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall collect data on guiding principles and standards of the most current comprehensive health and physical education framework; provided further that, each city, town, regional school district, vocational school district and charter school, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall file a biennial report regarding sexual health education, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the name and a description of any sexual health education curriculum offered; (ii) the approximate number of hours spent on sexual health education; (iii) the number of students enrolled in sexual health education; (iv) the number of students who withdrew from sexual health education pursuant to section 32A of chapter 71 of the General Laws; and (v) other information as requested by the department of elementary and secondary education pertaining to the guiding principles and standards of the most current comprehensive health and physical education framework; provided further, that said report shall be filed with the board of elementary and secondary education, starting in calendar year 2026 by a date determined by the board; provided further, that data collected under this section be made available to the public on the department’s website; provided further, that data shall be shared with the department of public health within 30 days of the date established by the board for the filing of biennial reports under chapter 69 of the General Laws".