| 1 | 1 | | 88R3781 SRA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Howard H.B. No. 988 |
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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 informational materials provided through the |
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| 8 | 8 | | alternatives to abortion program. |
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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. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Chapter 54 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 54. ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION PROGRAM |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 54.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "alternatives to |
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| 14 | 14 | | abortion program" means the program established by the commission |
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| 15 | 15 | | to enhance and increase resources that promote childbirth for women |
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| 16 | 16 | | facing unplanned pregnancy. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 54.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) |
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| 18 | 18 | | Informational materials provided through the alternatives to |
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| 19 | 19 | | abortion program, including lesson curricula and promotional |
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| 20 | 20 | | materials, must be medically accurate and scientifically |
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| 21 | 21 | | supported. This subsection applies to materials provided by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) the commission; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) an entity contracted by the commission to provide |
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| 24 | 24 | | services for the alternatives to abortion program. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement |
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| 26 | 26 | | this section. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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