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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the |
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public school health curriculum in certain grade levels. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: |
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(x) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring |
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students enrolled in grade levels seven and eight to receive |
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instruction on fetal development as part of the essential knowledge |
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and skills for the health curriculum required under Subsection |
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(a)(2)(B). The instruction must include: |
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(1) information on: |
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(A) the human reproductive process, pregnancy, |
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and infertility; |
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(B) the establishment of healthy life skills; and |
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(C) the prevention of birth defects, including |
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information on the effect of drugs, alcohol, and environmental |
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hazards such as lead; and |
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(2) a description of the growth and development of an |
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unborn child that occur during each trimester of pregnancy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |