Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	By: Frank H.B. No. 3784
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to the creation of the Texas Commission for Boys and Men.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The legislature
11	11	finds that boys, male youth, and men increasingly experience
12	12	disparities in key indicators of well-being, including educational
13	13	achievement, workforce participation, economic prosperity,
14	14	marriage, father involvement, substance abuse, incarceration,
15	15	suicide, and deaths of despair.
16	16	(b) The legislature finds that men who embrace their roles
17	17	as husbands, fathers, workers, providers, and community leaders are
18	18	essential to a strong, healthy Texas.
19	19	(c) The legislature finds that the loss of positive manhood
20	20	negatively impacts the citizens, culture, and prosperity of this
21	21	state.
22	22	(d) The legislature finds that it is necessary to establish
23	23	a commission to promote the well-being of the boys, male youth, and
24	24	men of this state and revitalize a culture that embraces and values
25	25	traditional, positive manhood.
26	26	SECTION 2. THE TEXAS COMMISSION FOR BOYS AND MEN. (a) A
27	27	commission is created to promote the success and well-being of
28	28	boys, male youth, and men in this state.
29	29	(b) The commission shall conduct a systematic study of the
30	30	conditions and issues affecting boys, male youth, and men in this
31	31	state. The study shall:
32	32	(1) Identify and define the specific needs of boys,
33	33	male youth, and men;
34	34	(2) Assess issues impacting the well-being of boys,
35	35	male youth, and men in the areas of:
36	36	(A) marriage;
37	37	(B) family stability;
38	38	(C) fatherhood and father involvement;
39	39	(D) school performance in all grade levels and
40	40	postsecondary education;
41	41	(E) workforce participation;
42	42	(F) wages, income, and poverty;
43	43	(G) physical and mental health;
44	44	(H) involvement with the criminal justice
45	45	system;
46	46	(I) substance use and abuse;
47	47	(J) violence; and
48	48	(K) death rates;
49	49	(3) evaluate the laws and regulations of this state
50	50	and identify those that negatively impact the ability of boys, male
51	51	youth, and men to achieve prosperity and realize their full
52	52	potential; and
53	53	(4) make recommendations for alleviating conditions
54	54	identified and improving outcomes in the areas described in
55	55	subsection (b)(2), including changes to the laws, policies, and
56	56	programs of this state.
57	57	(c) The commission is composed of eleven members appointed
58	58	as follows:
59	59	(1) five members appointed by the governor;
60	60	(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
61	61	governor;
62	62	(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
63	63	house of representatives.
64	64	(d) Commission members should have background and
65	65	demonstrated expertise in any of the following areas:
66	66	(1) economics;
67	67	(2) education;
68	68	(3) criminal justice;
69	69	(4) marriage and family therapy;
70	70	(5) fatherhood initiatives;
71	71	(6) promoting traditional, positive manhood;
72	72	(7) treatment of substance use disorders;
73	73	(8) healthcare; and
74	74	(9) mental health.
75	75	(e) The governor shall designate one member of the
76	76	commission to serve as the presiding officer of the commission.
77	77	(f) The commission may request and receive information,
78	78	assistance, and data from any state agency or department or any
79	79	political subdivision of this state.
80	80	(g) A member of the commission is not entitled to
81	81	compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
82	82	(h) Not later than November 1, 2026, the commission shall
83	83	publish the study required by subsection (b) and make
84	84	recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker
85	85	of the house of representatives for policies, programs, and
86	86	strategies for promoting the well-being and prosperity of boys,
87	87	male youth, and men in this state and advancing a culture that
88	88	values traditional, positive manhood. The commission shall include
89	89	in its recommendations specific statutes or regulations that the
90	90	commission recommends enacting, repealing, or amending.
91	91	SECTION 3. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. Not later than the 60th
92	92	day after the effective date of this Act, the governor, the
93	93	lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
94	94	representatives shall appoint the members of the commission created
95	95	under this Act.
96	96	SECTION 4. ABOLITION OF COMMISSION. The commission is
97	97	abolished and this Act expires December 31, 2026.
98	98	SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
99	99	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
100	100	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
101	101	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
102	102	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.