H. B. 3234
(By Delegates Hall, Eldridge, Walker,
Skaff and Stowers)
[Introduced January 13, 2010; referred to the
Committee on Education then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
byadding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, relating
to requiring that fetal models be displayed in public schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2L. FETAL MODELS REQUIRED IN SCHOOLS.
§16-2L-1. Fetal models required in schools
.
Each secondary and middle school in the State of West Virginia
shall display, in a curriculum relevant course, a set of fetal
models that depict the size and appearance of an unborn child in
the womb in at least five stages of development. The fetal models
shall be displayed for at least two one-month periods during each
school year, one of these months ending before December 15, and the other month beginning after January 15 in the following calendar
year. The fetal models may be shared between schools if display
requirements can still be met.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that fetal models
be displayed in schools.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.