Bill > HB267

This bill modifies the Texas Education Code to require that health curriculum instruction include a specific statement about human life, specifically adding language that "human life begins at conception and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from the moment of conception" as part of the required health education enrichment curriculum for kindergarten through 12th grade school districts. The bill mandates this new instructional requirement will be implemented starting in the 2026-2027 school year and will take effect 91 days after the end of the legislative session. By adding this provision to the existing health curriculum guidelines, the bill seeks to introduce a specific philosophical perspective on the beginning of human life within public school health education, expanding the current health curriculum's focus on physical health, mental health, suicide prevention, and other existing topics.

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