89R14630 KJE-D
 
  By: Schatzline H.B. No. 3411
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting a public school teacher from supporting a
  student's gender transition.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 38.0045 to read as follows:
         Sec. 38.0045.  PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR GENDER
  TRANSITIONING. (a)  A teacher employed by a school district may
  not:
               (1)  promote or encourage a student's use of gender
  pronouns other than the pronouns for the student's gender;
               (2)  support a student in dressing, or encourage a
  student to dress, as the opposite sex;
               (3)  encourage a student to change, or facilitate a
  student in changing, the student's name;
               (4)  promote to, discuss with, or educate a student
  regarding transgender lifestyles;
               (5)  provide a student with information, resources, or
  connections to a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer
  organization;
               (6)  discuss with a student transgender treatments,
  therapy, or gender transition-related topics; or
               (7)  introduce to or discuss with a student the idea of
  gender fluidity or the existence of more than two genders.
         (b)  A school district may terminate the employment of a
  teacher who violates Subsection (a).
         (c)  A violation of Subsection (a) is grounds for suspension
  or revocation of a certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21.
         (d)  A parent of a student aggrieved by a teacher's violation
  of Subsection (a) may bring a cause of action against the teacher.  
  If the parent prevails in a cause of action brought under this
  subsection, the court may award the parent compensatory or punitive
  damages.  The teacher's immunity from liability under Section
  22.0511 is waived for purposes of this subsection.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
  school year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2025.