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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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health curriculum used in public high schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (p), Section 28.002, Education Code, |
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is amended 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. At the discretion of the |
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district, a teacher may modify the suggested sequence and pace of |
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the program. 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. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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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, 2009. |