Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	By: Paxton, Middleton S.B. No. 410
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the
7	7	public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
10	10	adding Subsection (x) to read as follows:
11	11	(x) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring
12	12	students enrolled in grade levels seven and eight to receive
13	13	instruction on fetal development as part of the essential knowledge
14	14	and skills for the health curriculum required under Subsection
15	15	(a)(2)(B). The instruction must include:
16	16	(1) information on:
17	17	(A) the human reproductive process, pregnancy,
18	18	and infertility; and
19	19	(B) the prevention of birth defects, including
20	20	information on the effect of drugs, alcohol, and environmental
21	21	hazards such as lead; and
22	22	(2) a description of the growth and development of an
23	23	unborn child that occur during each trimester of pregnancy.
24	24	SECTION 2. Section 28.004(c), Education Code, is amended to
25	25	read as follows:
26	26	(c) The local school health advisory council's duties
27	27	include recommending:
28	28	(1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided
29	29	in:
30	30	(A) health education in kindergarten through
31	31	grade eight; and
32	32	(B) if the school district requires health
33	33	education for high school graduation, health education, including
34	34	physical health education and mental health education, in grades 9
35	35	through 12;
36	36	(2) policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum
37	37	appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent physical
38	38	health concerns, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type 2
39	39	diabetes, and mental health concerns, including suicide, through
40	40	coordination of:
41	41	(A) health education, which must address
42	42	physical health concerns and mental health concerns to ensure the
43	43	integration of physical health education and mental health
44	44	education;
45	45	(B) physical education and physical activity;
46	46	(C) nutrition services;
47	47	(D) parental involvement;
48	48	(E) instruction on substance abuse prevention;
49	49	(F) school health services, including mental
50	50	health services;
51	51	(G) a comprehensive school counseling program
52	52	under Section 33.005;
53	53	(H) a safe and healthy school environment; and
54	54	(I) school employee wellness;
55	55	(3) appropriate grade levels and methods of
56	56	instruction for human sexuality instruction;
57	57	(4) strategies for integrating the curriculum
58	58	components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements
59	59	in a coordinated school health program for the district:
60	60	(A) school health services, including physical
61	61	health services and mental health services, if provided at a campus
62	62	by the district or by a third party under a contract with the
63	63	district;
64	64	(B) a comprehensive school counseling program
65	65	under Section 33.005;
66	66	(C) a safe and healthy school environment; and
67	67	(D) school employee wellness;
68	68	(5) if feasible, joint use agreements or strategies
69	69	for collaboration between the school district and community
70	70	organizations or agencies;
71	71	(6) strategies to increase parental awareness
72	72	regarding:
73	73	(A) risky behaviors and early warning signs of
74	74	suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental
75	75	health disorders and substance use disorders; and
76	76	(B) available community programs and services
77	77	that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral health
78	78	concerns;
79	79	(7) appropriate grade levels and curriculum for
80	80	instruction regarding opioid addiction and abuse and methods of
81	81	administering an opioid antagonist, as defined by Section 483.101,
82	82	Health and Safety Code; [and]
83	83	(8) appropriate grade levels and curriculum for
84	84	instruction regarding child abuse, family violence, dating
85	85	violence, and sex trafficking, including likely warning signs that
86	86	a child may be at risk for sex trafficking, provided that the local
87	87	school health advisory council's recommendations under this
88	88	subdivision do not conflict with the essential knowledge and skills
89	89	developed by the State Board of Education under this subchapter;
90	90	and
91	91	(9) appropriate curriculum for the instruction on
92	92	fetal development described by Section 28.002(x), provided that the
93	93	local school health advisory council's recommendations under this
94	94	subdivision do not conflict with the essential knowledge and skills
95	95	developed by the State Board of Education under this subchapter.
96	96	SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
97	97	school year.
98	98	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
99	99	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
100	100	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
101	101	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
102	102	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.