Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018
An Act to guarantee the right of students to receive factual and objective relationships and sexuality education without regard to the characteristic spirit of the school.
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
Definitions
1.	In this Act “the Principle Act” means the Education Act, 1998.

Amendment of Section 9(d)
2.	Section 9(d) of the Principle Act shall be amended by adding ‘, with the exception of relationships and sexuality education,’ after ‘having’.

Amendment of Section 15 of the Principle Act
3.	Section 15(2)(b) of the Principle Act shall be amended by adding the words ‘with the exception of relationships and sexuality education,’ after ‘upholding,’.

Amendment of Section 30 of the Principle Act
4.	Section 30 of the Principle Act shall be amended by 
	(a)	the addition of the following subsection after subsection (1)
“(1A) When prescribing the curriculum for relationships and sexuality education the Minister shall ensure -
(a) the curriculum is factual and objective, age appropriate, and not gender normative,
(b) the curriculum includes the following areas in a factual and objective manner
(i)	consent to sexual activity,
(ii)	the different types of sexuality,
(ii)	the different types of gender,
(iii)	methods of contraception, and
 (v)	the termination of pregnancy,
(c) the curriculum is delivered in a factual and objective manner in all schools regardless of the characteristic spirit of the school, and 
(d) the rights of students to access factual and objective education on reproductive healthcare is guaranteed, protected and upheld in all schools.”
and,
(b)	In subsection (2)(b) by adding ‘with the exception of relationships and sexuality education’ after	 ‘section’.

Citation
5.	This Act may be cited as the Provision of Objective Sex Education Act, 2018.