Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4088

Caption

Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.

Impact

One of the key impacts of HB 4088 is its establishment of a standardized framework for human sexuality education, which aligns with understanding cognitive and emotional development for different ages. With its focus on medically accurate information, the legislation seeks to enhance students' education about important health topics. However, it also includes provisions for parental rights, allowing parents to request their child be excused from human sexuality education without facing penalties, thus reinforcing the role of families in education decisions.

Summary

House Bill 4088, titled 'Relating to human sexuality education in public schools', aims to standardize the approach to human sexuality education across Texas schools. The bill mandates that school districts provide age-appropriate and medically accurate human sexuality education at specified grade levels. It emphasizes the importance of educating students about human sexuality, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections, while also promoting healthy relationships and communication skills. The bill outlines curriculum requirements that must be met and mandates that all materials used in this instruction be made available for public inspection.

Contention

The bill has been met with a degree of contention, particularly regarding the provision that allows school districts to adopt policies concerning the distribution of condoms during human sexuality education. This aspect of the bill has raised concerns among some groups who oppose condom distribution in educational settings. Moreover, the requirement for schools to notify parents about the human sexuality curriculum and their rights to opt-out their children may lead to further debate about the appropriateness and execution of such educational programs in public schools.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

TX HB4017

Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.

TX HB4016

Relating to healthy relationships education in public schools.

TX HB2101

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

TX SB1072

Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.

TX SB1880

Relating to the grievance procedure in public schools.

TX HB3908

Relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.

TX HB1

Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

TX HB1

Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

TX HB272

Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain disabilities and to an individualized education team for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for special education services and providing those services in public schools.

TX SB1731

Relating to human sexuality instruction provided by public schools.

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