Bill Amendment: TX HB1525 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

Status: 2021-06-16 - See remarks for effective date [HB1525 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1525-Senate_Amendment_to_Amendment_S_2_F21-Campbell.html

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Amend Amendment No. 20 by Hughes to CSHB 1525 (page 47, prefiled amendments packet) in Item 1 of the amendment, in the SECTION amending Section 28.004, Education Code, as follows:

(1)  In the recital (page 3, line 11), between "(e-3)," and "(j-1)", insert "(i-2),".

(2)  In Subsection (i)(3), strike Paragraph (B) (page 5, lines 27 through 30) and substitute the following:

(B)  refuse consent for [remove] the student to receive all or [from] any part of the district's human sexuality instruction without subjecting the student to any disciplinary action, academic penalty, or other sanction imposed by the district or the student's school; and

(3)  Immediately after Subsection (i-1) (page 6, between lines 15 and 16), insert the following:

(i-2)  Before a student may be provided with human sexuality instruction, a school district must obtain the written consent of the student's parent. A request for written consent under this subsection:

(1)  may not be included with any other notification or request for written consent provided to the parent, other than the notice provided under Subsection (i); and

(2)  must be provided to the parent not later than the 14th day before the date on which the human sexuality instruction begins.