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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Sexuality Information and Education Council 
3of the United States reports that Illinois teens experience 
4higher percentages of forced sexual intercourse, dating 
5violence, and physical or sexual violence compared to the 
6national average; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The Center for Disease Control reports 1 in 3 
8women and 1 in 4 men have experienced sexual violence involving 
9sexual contact; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, 1 in 9 females and 1 in 36 male high school 
11students reported experiencing sexual dating violence in the 
12last year; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Members of the LGBTQ+ community face greater rates 
14of sexual violence compared to heterosexual individuals; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Around half of transgender people are sexually 
16assaulted in their lifetime; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Approximately 1.8 million cases of Chlamydia and 
18over 500,000 cases of Gonorrhea were reported to the CDC in 
192018; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In 2017, Illinois ranked 10th for the rate of 
2Chlamydia and Syphilis cases and was ranked 17th for the rate 
3of Gonorrhea cases; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Sexually transmitted diseases  cost the U.S. 
5healthcare system $16 billion annually;  and
 
6    WHEREAS, Comprehensive sex education means that the sex 
7education curriculum fully meets the seven topics of the 
8National Sexuality Education Standards:  Anatomy and 
9Physiology, Puberty and Adolescent Development, Identity, 
10Pregnancy and Reproduction, Sexually Transmitted Disease and 
11HIV, Healthy Relationships (which includes consent education), 
12and Personal Safety; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Comprehensive sex education has been proven to 
14reduce teen pregnancy and STD rates as well as to increase 
15contraceptive use and help young people have healthy 
16relationships; and
 
17    WHEREAS, the CDC found a 12% reduction in sexual 
18risk-taking among students who had comprehensive sex 
19education; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
21HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
 
 
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1we recognize every student has the right to comprehensive sex 
2education, and we support organizations and schools that are 
3providing comprehensive sex education; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That comprehensive sex education is necessary to 
5aid in the reduction of the high rates of sexual violence and 
6STDs.