Bill Text: TX HB1823 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the instruction about bullying and harassment in the required health curriculum for public school students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Public Education [HB1823 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB1823-Introduced.html
By: Zwiener | H.B. No. 1823 |
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relating to the instruction about bullying and harassment in the | ||
required health curriculum for public school students. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 28.002(s), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(s) In this subsection, "bullying" has the meaning assigned | ||
by Section 37.0832 and "harassment" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 37.001. In addition to any other essential knowledge and | ||
skills the State Board of Education adopts for the health | ||
curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for | ||
the health curriculum, in consultation with the Texas School Safety | ||
Center, essential knowledge and skills that include: | ||
(1) evidence-based practices that will effectively | ||
address awareness, prevention, identification, self-defense in | ||
response to, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and | ||
harassment; and | ||
(2) evidence-based practices that will effectively | ||
teach students respect for another person's autonomy and confidence | ||
in protecting their own bodily autonomy. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 | ||
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, 2021. |