Bill Text: TX HB2101 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the grade levels at which human sexuality instruction may be provided in public schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to Public Education [HB2101 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2101-Introduced.html
  88R4653 PRL-D
 
  By: Gates H.B. No. 2101
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the grade levels at which human sexuality instruction
  may be provided in public schools.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as
  follows:
         (c)  The local school health advisory council's duties
  include recommending:
               (1)  the number of hours of instruction to be provided
  in:
                     (A)  health education in kindergarten through
  grade eight; and
                     (B)  if the school district requires health
  education for high school graduation, health education, including
  physical health education and mental health education, in grades 9
  through 12;
               (2)  policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum
  appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent physical
  health concerns, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type 2
  diabetes, and mental health concerns, including suicide, through
  coordination of:
                     (A)  health education, which must address
  physical health concerns and mental health concerns to ensure the
  integration of physical health education and mental health
  education;
                     (B)  physical education and physical activity;
                     (C)  nutrition services;
                     (D)  parental involvement;
                     (E)  instruction on substance abuse prevention;
                     (F)  school health services, including mental
  health services;
                     (G)  a comprehensive school counseling program
  under Section 33.005;
                     (H)  a safe and healthy school environment; and
                     (I)  school employee wellness;
               (3)  appropriate grade levels in grades five through 12
  and methods of instruction for human sexuality instruction;
               (4)  strategies for integrating the curriculum
  components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements
  in a coordinated school health program for the district:
                     (A)  school health services, including physical
  health services and mental health services, if provided at a campus
  by the district or by a third party under a contract with the
  district;
                     (B)  a comprehensive school counseling program
  under Section 33.005;
                     (C)  a safe and healthy school environment; and
                     (D)  school employee wellness;
               (5)  if feasible, joint use agreements or strategies
  for collaboration between the school district and community
  organizations or agencies;
               (6)  strategies to increase parental awareness
  regarding:
                     (A)  risky behaviors and early warning signs of
  suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental
  health disorders and substance use disorders; and
                     (B)  available community programs and services
  that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral health
  concerns;
               (7)  appropriate grade levels and curriculum for
  instruction regarding opioid addiction and abuse and methods of
  administering an opioid antagonist, as defined by Section 483.101,
  Health and Safety Code; and
               (8)  appropriate grade levels and curriculum for
  instruction regarding child abuse, family violence, dating
  violence, and sex trafficking, including likely warning signs that
  a child may be at risk for sex trafficking, provided that the local
  school health advisory council's recommendations under this
  subdivision do not conflict with the essential knowledge and skills
  developed by the State Board of Education under this subchapter.
         (f-1)  A school district may not provide human sexuality
  instruction to students in prekindergarten through grade four.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
  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, 2023.
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