84R2468 AJZ-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 467
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to education programs regarding AIDS and HIV infection.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.007(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) In addition, the materials in the education program
intended for persons younger than 18 years of age must:
(1) emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity, if
used consistently and correctly, is the only method that is 100
percent effective in preventing pregnancy, sexually transmitted
infections, sexually acquired infection with human
immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and
the emotional distress that may be associated with adolescent
sexual activity that results in a sexually transmitted infection or
an unintended pregnancy [teach that sexual activity before marriage
is likely to have harmful psychological and physical consequences];
(2) teach adolescents ways to recognize and respond to
unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances;
(3) teach that the use of alcohol or drugs increases a
person's vulnerability to unwanted sexual advances; and
(4) emphasize the importance of attaining
self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.