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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the instruction on bullying and harassment included in |
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the required health curriculum for public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002(s), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(s) In this subsection, "bullying" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 37.0832 and "harassment" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 37.001. In addition to any other essential knowledge and |
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skills the State Board of Education adopts for the health |
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curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for |
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the health curriculum, in consultation with the Texas School Safety |
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Center, essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based |
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practices that will effectively: |
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(1) address awareness, prevention, identification, |
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self-defense in response to, and resolution of and intervention in |
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bullying and harassment; and |
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(2) teach respect for another person's bodily autonomy |
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and confidence in protecting one's own bodily autonomy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |