Year: 2018
Resolution Number: 16
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: Complete
Author(s): Nicki Byl, Elizabeth Godfrey, Ajay Kolli, Lauren McGee, Jessica Montgomery,
Sponsor: Lauren McGee
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS amend existing policy, œPublic Funding of Sex Education Programs, by addition and deletion as follows:MSMS supports public funding of existing state and federal level comprehensive sex and reproductive education programs (as defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), recognizing that these programs are the most effective in creating positive health outcomes for students and should be made available to all students in the state of Michigan in an age appropriate manner including expanded use of the Michigan Model for Health„; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS supports researching literature and policy regarding best practices in states that have made comprehensive sex education widely available and effective, with the intent of finding cost-effective ways to replicate these models in the state of Michigan.
RESOLVED: That MSMS amend existing policy, œPublic Funding of Sex Education Programs, by addition and deletion as follows:MSMS supports public funding of existing state and federal level comprehensive sex and reproductive education programs (as defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), recognizing that these programs are the most effective in creating positive health outcomes for students and should be made available to all students in the state of Michigan in an age appropriate manner including expanded use of the Michigan Model for Health„; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS supports researching literature and policy regarding best practices in states that have made comprehensive sex education widely available and effective, with the intent of finding cost-effective ways to replicate these models in the state of Michigan.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Support Funding for and Access to Comprehensive Sex Education
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