| 1 | 1 | | 88R2233 ANG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Dutton H.B. No. 1298 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to menstrual disorders education and informational |
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| 8 | 8 | | materials for public school students. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 28.0044 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 28.0044. MENSTRUAL DISORDERS EDUCATION AND |
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| 13 | 13 | | INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) In this section, "age-appropriate" |
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| 14 | 14 | | means suitable to particular ages or age groups of children or |
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| 15 | 15 | | adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) A school district may provide to students education and |
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| 18 | 18 | | informational materials regarding menstrual disorders at grade |
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| 19 | 19 | | levels and in courses considered appropriate by the district. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (c) The State Board of Education by rule shall adopt a list |
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| 21 | 21 | | of age-appropriate informational materials regarding menstrual |
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| 22 | 22 | | disorders and symptoms of menstrual disorders. The materials must |
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| 23 | 23 | | include information on: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) the timing, signs, and symptoms of endometriosis |
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| 25 | 25 | | and other menstrual disorders; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) the importance of menstrual health and the impact |
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| 27 | 27 | | of menstrual health on a person's physical and emotional |
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| 28 | 28 | | well-being, social interactions, and academic performance; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) basic statistics on endometriosis and other |
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| 30 | 30 | | menstrual disorders; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (4) best practices regarding methods to advocate for |
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| 32 | 32 | | one's own health care; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) basic treatment options for endometriosis and |
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| 34 | 34 | | other menstrual disorders and recommendations for follow-up care |
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| 35 | 35 | | from a health care provider. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (d) The State Board of Education shall make available to a |
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| 37 | 37 | | school district on request any informational materials included on |
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| 38 | 38 | | the list adopted under Subsection (c). |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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| 40 | 40 | | school year. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 42 | 42 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 43 | 43 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 44 | 44 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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