89R14630 KJE-D
By: Schatzline H.B. No. 3411
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting a public school teacher from supporting a
student's gender transition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.0045 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.0045. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR GENDER
TRANSITIONING. (a) A teacher employed by a school district may
not:
(1) promote or encourage a student's use of gender
pronouns other than the pronouns for the student's gender;
(2) support a student in dressing, or encourage a
student to dress, as the opposite sex;
(3) encourage a student to change, or facilitate a
student in changing, the student's name;
(4) promote to, discuss with, or educate a student
regarding transgender lifestyles;
(5) provide a student with information, resources, or
connections to a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer
organization;
(6) discuss with a student transgender treatments,
therapy, or gender transition-related topics; or
(7) introduce to or discuss with a student the idea of
gender fluidity or the existence of more than two genders.
(b) A school district may terminate the employment of a
teacher who violates Subsection (a).
(c) A violation of Subsection (a) is grounds for suspension
or revocation of a certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21.
(d) A parent of a student aggrieved by a teacher's violation
of Subsection (a) may bring a cause of action against the teacher.
If the parent prevails in a cause of action brought under this
subsection, the court may award the parent compensatory or punitive
damages. The teacher's immunity from liability under Section
22.0511 is waived for purposes of this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
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, 2025.