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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB3548Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.
Prohibits school districts and employees from providing any instruction, guidance, activities, or programming regarding gender identity to K-12 students, so less school recognition of or instruction on transgender identities.
A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or district or charter school employee may not provide or allow a third party to provide instruction, guidance, activities, or programming regarding sexual orientation or gender identity to students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
Requires school health advisory councils to recommend policies on communication about reproductive and sexual health topics (which include human sexuality) and restricts extracurricular activities related to human sexuality, limiting school engagement on topics that encompass gender identity.
the board of trustees shall adopt a written policy regarding communication outside of a course dedicated to human sexuality instruction between a school employee and a student enrolled in the district concerning topics included in the reproductive and sexual health curriculum.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds Section 28.0043 explicitly banning instruction, guidance, activities, or programming on gender identity (and sexual orientation) in K-12 public schools, directly restricting transgender/education. It also amends school health advisory council duties and adds communication policies and extracurricular restrictions tied to human sexuality curriculum, which substantively touches transgender/other by limiting school roles on related topics; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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SB64Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.↓Restricts abortion access=No change to transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
SB1999Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)