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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB976Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.
Prohibits school instruction on gender identity to students in prekindergarten through eighth grade or in a non-age-appropriate manner, so less school recognition of or instruction on transgender and gender identity topics.
A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or district or charter school employee may not provide or allow a third party to provide instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity: (1) to students enrolled in prekindergarten through eighth grade; or (2) in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate.
Requires parental notification of changes in a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being and prohibits school employees from discouraging or preventing such notification, so more parental involvement and less school autonomy on gender-related student matters.
Each school district shall adopt a procedure for notifying the parent of a student enrolled in the district regarding any change in: (1) se
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses transgender topics by banning instruction on gender identity (and sexual orientation) in early grades or if not age-appropriate, and by mandating parental notification on student health/well-being changes (often tied to gender identity in similar laws). It also adds enforcement via contract non-renewal for violating parental rights. No provisions on firearms, abortion, immigration, or core custody/support calculations; the parental-rights elements are education-specific and do not alter custody standards, support obligations, or DV presumptions in family law,,.
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HB805Relating to a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons.↑Expands transgender recognition & access↑Expands transgender recognition & access Filed
SB37Relating 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)
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)