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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting a public school teacher from supporting a |
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student's gender transition. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0045. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR GENDER |
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TRANSITIONING. (a) A teacher employed by a school district may |
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not: |
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(1) promote or encourage a student's use of gender |
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pronouns other than the pronouns for the student's gender; |
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(2) support a student in dressing, or encourage a |
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student to dress, as the opposite sex; |
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(3) encourage a student to change, or facilitate a |
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student in changing, the student's name; |
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(4) promote to, discuss with, or educate a student |
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regarding transgender lifestyles; |
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(5) provide a student with information, resources, or |
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connections to a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer |
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organization; |
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(6) discuss with a student transgender treatments, |
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therapy, or gender transition-related topics; or |
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(7) introduce to or discuss with a student the idea of |
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gender fluidity or the existence of more than two genders. |
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(b) A school district may terminate the employment of a |
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teacher who violates Subsection (a). |
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(c) A violation of Subsection (a) is grounds for suspension |
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or revocation of a certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21. |
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(d) A parent of a student aggrieved by a teacher's violation |
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of Subsection (a) may bring a cause of action against the teacher. |
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If the parent prevails in a cause of action brought under this |
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subsection, the court may award the parent compensatory or punitive |
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damages. The teacher's immunity from liability under Section |
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22.0511 is waived for purposes of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |