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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. Section 28.002(p), Education Code, is amended to |
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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 for [that a school district shall] use |
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in a school [the] district's high school health curriculum. The |
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program shall be included in the curriculum for any full-year high |
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school course that meets a requirement for health education credit. |
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At the discretion of a district, the program or part of the program |
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may be included in the curriculum for a high school course lasting |
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less than a full year that meets a requirement for health education |
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credit. 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. |