Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
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- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2026
What it does
SCS/SB 978 - Beginning in the 2026-27 school year and continuing in subsequent school years, any instruction on human sexuality provided by a school district or charter school shall include a human growth and development discussion. Such discussion shall include a video illustrating the development of vital organs in early fetal development, as well as a video illustrating the process of fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus throughout pregnancy until birth. \r \r \tAdditionally, each school district and charter school shall require instruction in human growth and development beginning no later than third grade. Provisions of state law requiring the formation…
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Missouri.