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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1219 passed the Senate on |
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April 9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; |
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May 28, 2009, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 29, 2009, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2009, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1219 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 115, |
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Nays 19, one present not voting; May 29, 2009, House granted |
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request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 31, 2009, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 100, Nays 41, three present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |