Illinois State Profile Fiscal Year 2009

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Sexuality Education Law and Policy | Recent Legislation | Youth Statistical Information of Note | Sexual Health Statistics | Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Education| Federal Funding of Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs | Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula Used by Grantees | Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in FY 09 | Adolescent Health Contact | Organizations that Support Comprehensive Sexuality Education | Organizations that Oppose Comprehensive Sexuality Education | Local Newspapers | Political Blogs | References

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Illinois Sexuality Education Law and Policy

The Illinois Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act states that the following topics must be addressed in all elementary and secondary schools:

human ecology and health;
human growth and development;
the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life, including sexual abstinence until marriage;
prevention and control of disease; and
the transmission and spread of AIDS.

Any school that teaches sexuality education must also emphasize that, “abstinence is the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only protection that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome when transmitted sexually.”[1] State law also mandates that schools teach “honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.”[2]

All courses that discuss sexual intercourse are to address “the hazards of sexual intercourse … the latest medical information citing the failure and success rates of condoms,” and include “explanations of when it is unlawful for males to have sexual relations with females under the age of 18.”[3] Course material must also include information regarding responsible parenting, the availability of confidential adoption services, and the procedure for anonymously relinquishing a newborn infant to law enforcement agencies or hospitals.

Illinois law also provides guidelines for family life education courses. These courses are “designed to promote wholesome and comprehensive understanding of the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and social responsibility aspects of family life,” and therefore, according to the law, “will include teaching alternatives to abortion, appropriate to the various grade levels.” [4]

The Illinois Superintendent of Education must prepare the course of instruction for family life education, make it available to schools districts, and “develop a procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of the family life courses of instruction in each local school district, including the setting of reasonable goals for reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and premarital pregnancy.”[5]

Parents or guardians may remove their children from any or all sexuality education, family life programs, and/or STD/HIV programs. This is referred to as an “opt-out” policy.

See 105 Illinois Compiled Statutes §§ 110/2 and 110/3, 5/27-9.1–9.2, and 27-11; and 325 Illinois Compiled Statutes § 2/.

Recent Legislation

Legislation to Clarify Curriculum Requirements

Senate Bill 3332, introduced in February 2010, would add instruction on the health problems that may result from drug and alcohol use during pregnancy to the existing law governing sexuality education. The bill passed both the Senate and the House on May 21, 2010, and is awaiting action by Governor Pat Quinn. If Governor Quinn does not either sign or veto the bill within 60 calendar days of receiving it, it will become law.

Illinois’s Youth: Statistical Information of Note^{^[6]}

In 2009, 44% of female high school students and 52% of male high school students in Illinois reported ever having had sexual intercourse compared to 46% of female high school students and 46% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 4% of female high school students and 9% of male high school students in Illinois reported having had sexual intercourse before age 13 compared to 3% of female high school students and 8% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 11% of female high school students and 18% of male high school students in Illinois reported having had four or more lifetime sexual partners compared to 11% of female high school students and 16% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 35% of female high school students and 37% of male high school students in Illinois reported being currently sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey) compared to 36% of female high school students and 33% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 58% of females and 68% of males in Illinois reported having used condoms the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 54% of females and 69% of males nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 22% of females and 20% of males in Illinois reported having used birth control pills the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 23% of females and 16% of males nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 16% of females and 26% of males in Illinois reported having used alcohol or drugs the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 17% of females and 26% of males nationwide.

In 2009, 87% of high school students in Illinois reported having been taught about AIDS/HIV in school compared to 87% of high school students nationwide.

Chicago, Illinois

In 2009, 45% of female high school students and 62% of male high school students in Chicago, Illinois reported ever having had sexual intercourse compared to 46% of female high school students and 46% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 5% of female high school students and 18% of male high school students in Chicago, Illinois reported having had sexual intercourse before age 13 compared to 3% of female high school students and 8% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 10% of female high school students and 29% of male high school students in Chicago, Illinois reported having had four or more lifetime sexual partners compared to 11% of female high school students and 16% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, 36% of female high school students and 43% of male high school students in Chicago, Illinois reported being currently sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey) compared to 36% of female high school students and 33% of male high school students nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 58% of females and 71% of males in Chicago, Illinois reported having used condoms the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 54% of females and 69% of males nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 11% of females and 11% of males in Chicago, Illinois reported having used birth control pills the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 23% of females and 16% of males nationwide.

In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 12% of females and 23% of males in Chicago, Illinois reported having used alcohol or drugs the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 17% of females and 26% of males nationwide.

In 2009, 84% of high school students in Chicago, Illinois reported having been taught about AIDS/HIV in school compared to 87% of high school students nationwide.

Illinois Youth Sexual Health Statistics

Teen Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion

Illinois’s teen pregnancy rate ranks 22^nd in the U.S., with a rate of 67 pregnancies per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 70 pregnancies per 1,000.[7] There were a total of 29,650 pregnancies among young women ages 15–19 reported in 2005, the most recent year for which data are available, in Illinois.[8]

Illinois’s teen birth rate ranked 26^th in the U.S. in 2005, with a rate of 38.6 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 40.5 births per 1,000.[9] In 2005, there were a total of 17,041 live births reported to young women ages 15–19 in Illinois.[10]

In 2006, the U.S. teen birth rate increased for the first time in 15 years by 3% from 40.5 to 41.9 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19, after having steadily declined between 1991 and 2005.[11] In contrast, Illinois’s teen birth rate increased 2% between 2005 and 2006, from 38.6 to 39.5 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19.[12]

Illinois’s teen abortion rate ranks 13^th in the U.S., with a rate of 17 abortions per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 19 abortions per 1,000. In 2005, there were a total of 6,834 abortions reported among young women ages 15–19 in Illinois.[13]

HIV and AIDS

Illinois ranks 8^th in cases of HIV infection diagnosed in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 936 new cases of HIV infection diagnosed in Illinois. [14]

Illinois’s AIDS rate ranks 18^thin the U.S., with a rate of 10.5 cases per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 12.5 cases per 100,000.[15]

Illinois ranks 8^th in number of reported AIDS cases in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 1,348 new AIDS cases reported in Illinois.[16]

Illinois ranks 7^th in number of reported AIDS cases in the U.S. among young people ages 13–19. In 2007, there were a total of 21 AIDS cases reported among young people ages 13–19 in Illinois.[17]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Illinois ranks 13^thin reported cases of Chlamydia among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 22.56 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 19.51 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 20,998 cases of Chlamydia reported among young people ages 15–19 in Illinois.[18]

Illinois ranks 8^th in reported cases of gonorrhea among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 6.79 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 4.52 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 6,321 cases of gonorrhea reported among young people ages 15–19 in Illinois.[19]

Illinois ranks 16^thin reported cases of primary and secondary syphilis among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 0.03 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 0.04 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 27 cases of syphilis reported among young people ages 15–19 in Illinois.[20]

Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Education

SIECUS has identified some examples of model programs, policies, and best practices being implemented in Illinois public schools that provide a more comprehensive approach to sex education for young people.[21]

Revised School District Policy

Chicago Public Schools Family Life and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Policy

In August 2008, the Board of Education for the City of Chicago adopted the “Family Life and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education” policy. The policy amends the original one of the same name adopted in April of 2006 by incorporating additional education requirements and regulations for comprehensive sexual health education. The policy requires Chicago Public Schools to provide students in grades kindergarten through 12 with “family life and sexual health education” that is comprehensive, age-appropriate, and medically accurate.[22] In addition, the instruction must emphasize “abstinence as the expected norm and the only protection that is 100% effective against unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV when transmitted sexually,” and must “not exclude information required to provide instruction designed to promote a wholesome and comprehensive understanding of the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and social responsibility aspects of family life.”[23] The policy specifies that family life and comprehensive health education address such topics as “sexual abstinence until marriage, informed decision-marking, and the prevention and control of infection and disease.”

Instruction in grades five through 12 must include information on:

pregnancy prevention “through the use of medically recommended contraceptives;”
the transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) “through the use of medically recommended protective/barrier methods;”
“the potential emotional and psychological consequences of preadolescent and adolescent sexual intercourse outside of marriage;”
the consequences of unintended teen pregnancy
the “financial responsibility owed to children born in and out of wedlock;”
laws relating to having sex with a minor under the age of 18;
how to respond appropriately to sexual harassment or assault;
“responsible parenting;” and
“respect for all persons.”[24]

While family life and comprehensive sexual health education must be incorporated into each school’s curriculum or program of study, local schools have the authority to determine the courses and programs best suited to meet the requirement. All instruction must comply with Illinois state code and the Illinois Family Life Guidelines. Fifth grade students must receive a minimum of 10 lessons pertaining to family life and comprehensive sexual health over the course of the school year. Parents have the right to remove their child from instruction with written objection. Any outside presenter must first be approved by the Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Curriculum Committee.[25] The 2008 revision to the policy mandates that instruction regarding the use of contraceptives and barrier methods to prevent unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV, begin in fifth grade, which is one year earlier than the original policy had required.[26]

Prior to 2006, Chicago Public Schools did not have a set policy in place to require comprehensive sexual health education in district schools. A community advocacy campaign led efforts to institute a sex education policy in the school district. Chicago youth led community efforts to garner support for the passage of a sex education policy; they organized rallies, collected petition signatures, spoke with decision makers, including the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, and testified in front of the school board in order to highlight the need for comprehensive sexuality education in schools. At the same time, district staff were working to revise the health education guidelines. The combined efforts by both youth and adult stakeholders succeeded in affecting policy change at the school board level.[27]

Comprehensive Sex Education Programs in Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools

The Chicago Public Schools’ Family Life and AIDS Education (FLAE) program provides comprehensive sexuality education to students in grades kindergarten through 12. The program addresses “the psychosocial development of school-age children,” puberty, adolescent development, STD/HIV and pregnancy prevention, contraception, reporting child abuse, and domestic and teen dating violence among other topics discussed. The program complies with the school district’s policy on human sexuality education and aims to reduce the rates of unintended pregnancy, STDs, and HIV among students, and to help them make informed decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.[28]

FLAE utilizes Reducing the Risk: Building Skills to Prevent Pregnancy, STD and HIV, a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum designed for high school students in the ninth and tenth grades that is appropriate for use with multi-ethnic populations. The curriculum is taught by school nurses, psychologists, and social workers who are trained in sex education.[29] The curriculum includes experiential activities that teach students to develop refusal, negotiation, and communication skills. An evaluation of the program published in Family Planning Perspectives found that it increased parent-child communication, especially among Latino youth, delayed the initiation of sexual intercourse, and reduced incidence of unprotected sex among lower-risk youth.[30] The program is currently focusing on training teachers in schools located in five Chicago communities with high STD rates.

We encourage you to submit any updated or additional information on comprehensive approaches to sex education being implemented in Illinois public schools for inclusion in future publications of the SIECUS State Profiles. Please visit SIECUS’ “Contact Us” webpage at www.siecus.org to share information. Select “state policy” as the subject heading.

Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs

The Department of Human Services and community-based organizations in Illinois received $7,942,804 in federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Fiscal Year 2009.[31]

Title V Abstinence-Only-Until Marriage Funding

Illinois received $1,376,598 in federal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funding in Fiscal Year 2009. Due to the expiration of the grant program on June 30, 2009, three months prior to the end of the federal fiscal year, the state received three quarters of the total funding allocated for the full fiscal year.
The Illinois Department of Human Services distributes federal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funds to 30 sub-grantees, including 14 community-based organizations, six faith-based organizations, four crisis pregnancy centers, four health departments, one health center, and one high school.
The Title V abstinence-only-until marriage grant required states to provide three state-raised dollars or the equivalent in services for every four federal dollars received. The state match could have been provided in part or in full by local groups.
In Illinois, sub-grantees contributed to the match through a combination of direct revenue and in-kind services.

Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) Funding

Organizations in Illinois received $5,625,206 in CBAE funding for Fiscal Year 2009.
There are ten CBAE grantees in Illinois, including four community-based organizations, three crisis pregnancy centers, two faith-based organizations, and one hospital.

Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA) Funding

Public and private entities in Illinois received $950,000 in CBAE funding for Fiscal Year 2009.
There are two AFLA grantees in Illinois, including one faith-based organization and one local health department.

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula Used by Grantees

Some abstinence-only-until-marriage grantees in Illinois use commercially available curricula. These include, but are not limited to:

A.C. Green’s Game Plan
ASPIRE: Live your life. Be free.
Choosing the Best
Navigator

To read reviews of abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula commonly used by federal grantees please visit the “Curricula and Speaker Reviews” webpage of SIECUS’ Community Action Kit at www.communityactionkit.org.

Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in FY 2009[32]

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Grantee	Title V	CBAE (Length of Grant)	AFLA (Length of Grant)
Illinois Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.il.us	$1,376,598 (federal grant)
ABJ Community Services, Inc. www.abjchicago.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Abstinence & Marriage Education Partnership www.ampartnership.org	$60,000 (sub-grant)	$512,500 (2008–2013)
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. www.adasmckinley.org	$50,000 (sub-grant)
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School www.ajchs.union.k12.il.us	$50,000 (sub-grant)
Aspira Inc. of Illinois www.aspirail.org	$50,000 (sub-grant)
Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Inc. www.auntmarthas.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Boone County Department of Public Health www.boonehealth.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Christian Fellowship Flock www.fellowshipflock.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
CareNet Pregnancy Services of DuPage www.carenetdupage.com www.pregnanthelp.com		$499,394 (2007–2012)
Caris Prevention Services www.caris.org		$600,000 (2007–2012)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria www.ccdop.org	$60,000 (sub-grant)
Confederation of Spanish-American Families www.csafchicago.org	$74,500 (sub-grant)	$600,000 (2006–2011)
Cultivadores/Cultivators	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Delta Center, Inc. www.deltacenter.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Demoiselle 2 Femme www.demoiselle2femme.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)		$475,000 (2007–2012)
East Side Health District www.eshd.org	$50,000 (sub-grant)
Family Advocacy Services www.familyadvocacyservices.org		$600,000 (2008–2013)
Family Centered Education Agency, Inc. www.fceainc1.com	$65,000 (sub-grant)
Forward P.C.	$70,000 (sub-grant)
Fulfilling Our Responsibility Unto Mankind (F.O.R.U.M.) www.forumdigital.org	$60,000 (sub-grant)
Hult Center for Health Education www.hult-health.org	$60,000 (sub-grant)
I Am Able Center for Family Development		$600,000 (2008–2013)
Joyous Years Youth Empowerment www.joyousyears.com		$600,000 (2008–2013)
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center www.lakecountyil.gov/health	$60,000 (sub-grant)		$475,000 (2007–2012)
Lydia Home Association www.lydiahome.org		$464,160 (2006–2011)
Metro-East Crisis Pregnancy Center (d.b.a. Mosaic Pregnancy & Health Centers) www.revealmosaic.com		$599,527 (2007–2012)
The Miracle Center www.themiraclecenter.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Muslim Women Resource Center www.mwrcnfp.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Pregnancy Aid South Suburbs www.passnetworkofcare.org	$65,000 (sub-grant)
Pui Tak Center www.puitak.org	$40,000 (sub-grant)
Resurrection Health Care www.reshealth.org	$75,000 (sub-grant)
Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center, Division of Resurrection Health Care www.saintsmaryandelizabethmedical center.reshealth.org		$549,625 (2008–2013)
Shawnee Crisis Pregnancy Centers www.shawneecpc.org	$60,000 (sub-grant)
Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity www.sphd.org	$65,000 (sub-grant)
Solid Ground	$50,000 (sub-grant)
Southside Pregnancy Center www.southsidepregnancy.org www.uhaveoptions.org	$75,000 (sub-grant)
Tazewell County Health Department www.tazewellhealth.org	$42,000 (sub-grant)
Y2Kwanzaa.org www.y2kwanzaa.org	$20,000 (sub-grant)

Adolescent Health Contact[33]

Anna Maria Accove
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Community Health and Prevention
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702
Phone: (312) 793-4605

Illinois Organizations that Support Comprehensive Sexuality Education

ACLU of Illinois 180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 201-9740 www.aclu-il.org	Chicago Foundation for Women 1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1620 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 577-2801 www.cfw.org
AIDS Foundation of Chicago 200 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 922-2322 www.aidschicago.org	Center on Halsted 3656 North Halsted Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: (773) 472-6469 www.centeronhalsted.org
Champaign-Urbana Health District 201 West Kenyon Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-7961 www.cuphd.org	Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health 226 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: (312) 427-4460 www.icah.org
Illinois Gender Advocates 47 West Division Street, #391 Chicago, IL 60610 (630) 219-0526 www.genderadvocates.org	Illinois Parent-Teacher Association P.O. Box 907 Springfield, IL 62705 Phone: 1-800-877-9617 www.illinoispta.org
Illinois Planned Parenthood Council 1000 East Washington Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: (217) 544-2744 www.plannedparenthood.org/illinois	Illinois Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Local Affiliate: Rev. Ed Searl c/o Unitarian Universalist Church of Hinsdale 17 W. Maple St. Hinsdale, IL 60521 (630) 323-2885
Mujeres Latinas en Accion 2124 West 21^st Place Chicago, IL 60608 Phone: (773) 890-7676 www.mujereslatinasenaccion.org	Planned Parenthood of Illinois 18 South Michigan Avenue, 6^th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (312) 592-6800 www.plannedparenthood.org/illinois
Rape Crisis Services 1304 East Main St. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-384-4462 www.awomansfund.org

Illinois Organizations that Oppose Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Eagle Forum of Illinois P.O. Box 618 Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618) 462-5415 www.eagleforum.org	Illinois Family Institute P.O. Box 88848 Carol Stream, IL 60188 Phone: (708) 781-9328 www.illinoisfamily.org
Illinois Federation for Right to Life 2600 State Street, Suite E Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618) 466-4122 www.ifrl.org

Newspapers in Illinois[34]

Belleville News-Democrat Newsroom 120 South Illinois Street Belleville, IL 62220 Phone: (618) 239-2451 www.bnd.com	Chicago Sun-Times Newsroom 350 North Orleans Street Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: (312) 321-2522 www.suntimes.com
Chicago Tribune Newsroom 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 222-4411 www.tribune.com	Daily Herald Newsroom 155 East Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Phone: (847) 427-4300 www.dailyherald.com
The Daily Journal Newsroom 8 Dearborn Square Kankakee, IL 60901 Phone: (815) 937-3382 www.daily-journal.com	Hoy Chicago Newsroom 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 527-8467 www.hoyinternet.com
Journal Star Newsroom 1 News Plaza Peoria, IL 61643 Phone: (309) 686-3000 www.pjstar.com	Rockford Register Star Newsroom 99 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: (815) 987-1374 www.rrstar.com
The State Journal-Register Newsroom 1 Copley Plaza Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: (217) 788-1300 www.sj-r.com

Political Blogs in Illinois

Chicago Now www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-political-commentary	Illinois Democratic Network www.illinoisdemnet.com
Illinois Policy Institute www.illinoispolicy.org/blog	Prairie State Blue: Progressive Illinois Politics www.prairiestateblue.com
Progress Illinois www.progressillinois.com

[1] Illinois Code 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1, Section (b), <http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=010500050HArt.+27&ActID=1005&ChapAct=105%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B5%2F&ChapterID=17&ChapterName=SCHOOLS&SectionID=49363&SeqStart=149700000&SeqEnd=156200000&ActName=School+Code.>

[2] Illinois Code 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1, Section 2, <http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=010500050HArt.+27&ActID=1005&ChapAct=105%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B5%2F&ChapterID=17&ChapterName=SCHOOLS&SectionID=49363&SeqStart=149700000&SeqEnd=156200000&ActName=School+Code.>

[3] 105 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/27-9.1(c)(5) and (7).

[4] 105 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/27-9.2, <http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=010500050HArt.+27&ActID=1005&ChapAct=105%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B5%2F&ChapterID=17&ChapterName=SCHOOLS&SectionID=49363&SeqStart=149700000&SeqEnd=156200000&ActName=School+Code>

[5] Ibid.

[6] Danice K. Eaton, et. al., “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009,” Surveillance Summaries, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 59, no. SS-5 (4 June 2010): 98–109, accessed 4 June 2010, <http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf>. Note: Chicago also participated in the 2009 YRBS.

[7] U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births, and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, (Washington, DC: Guttmacher Institute, January 2010), accessed 5 March 2010, <http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf>, Table 3.1.

[8] Ibid., Table 3.2.

[9] Joyce A. Martin, et. al, “Births: Final Data for 2006,” National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 57, number 7 (Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 January 2009), accessed 5 March 2010, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_07.pdf>, Table B.

[10] U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births, and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, Table 3.2.

[11] Martin, et. al, “Births: Final Data for 2006,” 4.

[12] Ibid., Table B.

[13] U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births, and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, Table 3.5.

[14] “Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2007,” HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, vol. 19, (Atlanta, GA:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February 2009), accessed 5 March 2010, <http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf> , Table 18.

[15] Ibid.; “AIDS Case Rate per 100,000 Population, All Ages, 2007,” (Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation), accessed 5 March 2010, <http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=513&cat=11&sub=120&yr=62&typ=1&sort=a>.

[16] Ibid., Table 16.

[17] Slide 15: “Reported AIDS Cases among Adolescents 13 to 19 Years of Age, 2007—United States and Dependent Areas,” HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults (through 2007), (Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2009), accessed 25 March 2010, <http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/adolescents/index.htm>.

[18] “Wonder Database: Selected STDs by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender, 1996-2008 Results,” (Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 30 June 2009, accessed 5 March 2010, <http://wonder.cdc.gov>; see also Table 10: “Chlamydia: Reported Cases and Rates Per 100,000 Population by Age Group and Sex: United States, 2004–2008,” Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2008, (Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, November 2009), accessed 5 March 2010, <http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats08/surv2008-Complete.pdf>, 95.

[19] Ibid; see also Table 20: “Gonorrhea—Reported Cases and Rates per 100,000 Population by Age Group and Sex: United States, 2004–2008,” Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2008,106.

[20] Ibid; see also Table 33: “Primary and Secondary Syphilis—Reported Cases and Rates per 100,000 Population by Age Group and Sex: United States, 2004–2008,” Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2008, 121.

[21] This is by no means a complete list of all comprehensive programming and policies related to sexuality education, but rather some examples of best practices and model programs that SIECUS identified.

[22] Section 704.6 “Family Life and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education,” Chicago Public Schools Policy Manual, adopted 27 August 2008, accessed 24 May 2010, <http://policy.cps.k12.il.us/documents/704.6.pdf>.

[23] Ibid.

[24] Ibid.

[25] Ibid.

[26] “The Chicago Public Schools’ Family Life and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Policy,” Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health, National Institute for Reproductive Health, April 2010, accessed 24 May 2010, <http://www.urbaninitiative.org/>.

[27] Ibid.

[28] Ibid.

[29] Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections (Washington, DC: Advocates for Youth, 2008), accessed 30 March 2010, <http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/storage/advfy/documents/sciencesuccess.pdf>, 22.

[30] Ibid., 23–24.

[31] This refers to the federal government’s fiscal year, which begins on October 1^st and ends on September 30^th. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, Fiscal Year 2009 began on October 1, 2008 and ended on September 30, 2009.

[32] Through the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations process, Congress eliminated all discretionary funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, including the entire CBAE program and the abstinence-only-until-marriage portion of AFLA. The grant years listed in the chart reflect the years for which funding was originally approved; however, the grants effectively ended in Fiscal Year 2009.

[33] SIECUS has identified this person as a state-based contact for information on adolescent health and if applicable, abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.

[34] This section is a list of major newspapers in your state with contact information for their newsrooms. This list is by no means exhaustive and does not contain the local level newspapers which are integral to getting your message out to your community. SIECUS strongly urges you to follow stories about the issues that concern you on the national, state, and local level by using an internet news alert service such as Google alerts, becoming an avid reader of your local papers, and establishing relationships with reporters who cover your issues. For more information on how to achieve your media goals visit the SIECUS Community Action Kit.

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