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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing human sexuality instruction in public |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.004(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Any course materials and instruction relating to human |
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sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human |
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immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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shall be selected by the board of trustees with the advice of the |
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local school health advisory council and [must]: |
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(1) must present abstinence from sexual activity as |
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the preferred choice of behavior in relationship to all sexual |
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activity for unmarried persons of school age; |
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(2) must devote more attention to abstinence from |
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sexual activity than to any other behavior; |
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(3) must emphasize that abstinence from sexual |
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activity, if used consistently and correctly, is the only method |
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that is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, sexually |
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transmitted diseases, infection with human immunodeficiency virus |
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or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and the emotional trauma |
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associated with adolescent sexual activity; |
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(4) must direct adolescents to a standard of behavior |
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in which abstinence from sexual activity before marriage is the |
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most effective way to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted |
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diseases, and infection with human immunodeficiency virus or |
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome; [and] |
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(5) must teach contraception and condom use in terms |
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of human use reality rates instead of theoretical laboratory rates, |
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if instruction on contraception and condoms is included in |
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curriculum content; and |
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(6) may not teach or present information relating to |
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abortion, including referrals for abortion. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |