Amend SB 283 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the introductory language,
on page 1, lines 6 and 7, strike "Subsection (d) and adding
Subsections (d-1), (m), (m-1), and (m-2)" and substitute
"Subsections (d), (e), and (g) and adding Subsections (d-1), (m),
(m-1), (m-2), and (n)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, between added Sections
28.004(d-1) and (m), Education Code (page 2, between lines 2 and 3),
insert the following:
(e) Any course materials and instruction relating to human
sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human
immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
shall be selected by the board of trustees with the advice of the
local school health advisory council and must:
(1) present abstinence from sexual activity as the
healthiest and preferred choice of behavior in relationship to all
sexual activity for unmarried persons of school age;
(2) devote more attention to abstinence from sexual
activity than to any other behavior;
(3) emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity, if
used consistently and correctly, is the only method that is 100
percent effective in preventing pregnancy and [,] sexually
transmitted diseases, including [infection with] human
immunodeficiency virus and [or] acquired immune deficiency
syndrome, and the emotional trauma associated with adolescent
sexual activity;
(4) if instruction on contraception is included in the
curriculum content, include only medically accurate and
age-appropriate information about the effectiveness of
contraceptives and methods of reducing the risk of sexually
transmitted diseases and teach contraception in terms of typical
use rates, and
(5) direct adolescents to a standard of behavior in
which abstinence from sexual activity before marriage is the most
effective way to prevent pregnancy and [,] sexually transmitted
diseases, including [and infection with] human immunodeficiency
virus and [or] acquired immune deficiency syndrome[; and
[(5) teach contraception and condom use in terms of
human use reality rates instead of theoretical laboratory rates, if
instruction on contraception and condoms is included in curriculum
content].
(g) A school district that provides human sexuality
instruction may separate students according to gender [sex] for
instructional purposes.
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, following added Section
28.004(m-2), Education Code (page 2, between lines 23 and 24),
insert the following:
(n) In this section:
(1) "Medically accurate information" means information
that is:
(A) verified or supported by research conducted
in compliance with scientific methods;
(B) published in peer reviewed journals, if
appropriate; and
(C) recognized as accurate and objective by
professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the
relevant field, including:
(i) the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention;
(ii) the American Public Health
Association;
(iii) the Society for Adolescent Medicine;
(iv) the American Academy of Pediatrics; and
(v) the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists.
(2) "Typical use rate" means the rate of failure for a
method of contraception when that method is not used by a person for
each act of sexual intercourse or when that method is not used by a
person for each act according to the instructions for that method.
The rate is identical to the rate defined as the typical use rate by
the United States Food and Drug Administration.