BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1057 |
By: Leach |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that current law provides for local discretion in the teaching of a sexual education and human sexuality curriculum. A school district that teaches sexual education and human sexuality is required to make instructional materials for the class available for public inspection, and a parent has the right to remove the parent's child from any instruction the parent deems inappropriate. C.S.H.B. 1057 seeks to further amend the law as it relates to the provision of human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1057 amends the Education Code to prohibit any course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome required to be selected, with the advice of the local school health advisory council, by the board of trustees of an independent school district from teaching or presenting information relating to abortion, including referrals for abortion. The bill's provisions apply beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
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While C.S.H.B. 1057 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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