Senate Bill 412
Senate Author: Paxton et al.
Effective: 9-1-23
House Sponsor: Guillen et al.
Senate Bill 412 amends the Education Code to establish protections for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education who are pregnant or are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 18 years of age, including by prohibiting an institution from requiring such a student to take certain actions solely because of their status as a pregnant or parenting student or due to issues related to pregnancy or parenting and by requiring an institution to provide certain accommodations to a pregnant student. The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish minimum periods for which a pregnant or parenting student must be given a leave of absence and requires each institution to adopt a policy for students on pregnancy and parenting discrimination.