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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the |
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high school health curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the |
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office of the attorney general, shall develop a parenting and |
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paternity awareness program that a school district shall use in the |
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district's high school health curriculum. The program must: |
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(1) address parenting skills and responsibilities, |
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including child support and other legal rights and responsibilities |
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that come with parenthood; |
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(2) address relationship skills, including money |
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management, communication skills, and marriage preparation; and |
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(3) in district high schools that do not have a family |
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violence prevention program, address skills relating to the |
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prevention of family violence. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than May 1, 2008, the State Board |
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of Education shall develop a parenting and paternity awareness |
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program as provided by Section 28.002(p), Education Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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(b) A school district shall use the parenting and paternity |
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awareness program developed by the State Board of Education as |
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provided by Section 28.002(p), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |