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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to education programs regarding AIDS and HIV infection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.007(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition, the materials in the education program |
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intended for persons younger than 18 years of age must: |
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(1) emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity, if |
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used consistently and correctly, is the only method that is 100 |
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percent effective in preventing pregnancy, sexually transmitted |
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infections, sexually acquired infection with human |
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immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and |
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the emotional distress that may be associated with adolescent |
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sexual activity that results in a sexually transmitted infection or |
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an unintended pregnancy [teach that sexual activity before marriage
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is likely to have harmful psychological and physical consequences]; |
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(2) teach adolescents ways to recognize and respond to |
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unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances; |
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(3) teach that the use of alcohol or drugs increases a |
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person's vulnerability to unwanted sexual advances; and |
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(4) emphasize the importance of attaining |
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self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |