89S10236 KRM-D
 
  By: Vasut H.B. No. 267
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of
  human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Each school district that offers kindergarten through
  grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:
               (1)  a foundation curriculum that includes:
                     (A)  English language arts;
                     (B)  mathematics;
                     (C)  science; and
                     (D)  social studies, consisting of Texas, United
  States, and world history, government, economics, with emphasis on
  the free enterprise system and its benefits, and geography; and
               (2)  an enrichment curriculum that includes:
                     (A)  to the extent possible, languages other than
  English;
                     (B)  health, with emphasis on:
                           (i)  physical health, including the
  importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
                           (ii)  mental health, including instruction
  about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage
  emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
  responsible decision-making; [and]
                           (iii)  suicide prevention, including
  recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs; and
                           (iv)  instruction that human life begins at
  conception and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from the
  moment of conception;
                     (C)  physical education;
                     (D)  fine arts;
                     (E)  career and technology education;
                     (F)  technology applications;
                     (G)  religious literature, including the Hebrew
  Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on
  history and literature; and
                     (H)  personal financial literacy.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027
  school year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
  last day of the legislative session.