By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 1507
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting public school programs dedicated to
celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual
preference; authorizing a fine.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 29.936 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.936. CELEBRATIONS AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO SEXUAL
PREFERENCE PROHIBITED. (a) A school district or open-enrollment
charter school shall not organize or host a program dedicated to
celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual
preference.
(b) The State Board for Educator Certification shall impose
sanctions against a district or school employee who organizes or
hosts a program described by Subsection (a) in violation of this
section, including:
(1) a fine of not less than $500 and not more than
$10,000;
(2) termination or suspension of a teacher's permit;
or
(3) any other sanction that the State Board for
Educator Certification deems appropriate.
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.