Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report), in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission, by amending Rider 55, Funding for Abstinence Sexual Education (page II-57), by striking the period at the end of Subsection b of the rider and substituting:

; and

c. Contain only information verified or supported by research that is:

1. conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods;

2. published in peer-reviewed journals, if appropriate;

3. recognized as medically accurate, objective, and complete by mainstream professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and

4. proven through rigorous, scientific evaluation to achieve positive outcomes on measures of sexual risk behavior or its health consequences.