Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 344 proposes adding Section 28.0041 to the Texas Education Code to prohibit Texas public schools, including open-enrollment charter schools, from providing or permitting third-party instruction, guidance, activities, or programming related to sexual orientation or gender identity to students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The bill clarifies that it does not limit students’ First Amendment rights to free speech or expressive conduct, nor does it restrict health professionals from providing physical or mental health services, as long as parental consent is obtained where required.
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Co-Author (5)
Contact the Author
Rep. Carl Tepper
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0676
Capitol Office:
EXT E1.316
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