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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting public school programs dedicated to |
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celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual |
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preference; authorizing a fine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.936 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.936. CELEBRATIONS AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO SEXUAL |
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PREFERENCE PROHIBITED. (a) A school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school shall not organize or host a program dedicated to |
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celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual |
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preference. |
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(b) The State Board for Educator Certification shall impose |
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sanctions against a district or school employee who organizes or |
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hosts a program described by Subsection (a) in violation of this |
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section, including: |
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(1) a fine of not less than $500 and not more than |
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$10,000; |
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(2) termination or suspension of a teacher's permit; |
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or |
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(3) any other sanction that the State Board for |
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Educator Certification deems appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |