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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to the requirement of a school district to notify a parent |
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of curriculum or instructional material containing religion or |
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religious values. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.010, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (c-1), and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c) Before each school year, and a week prior to any |
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specific instruction, a school district shall provide through |
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personal delivery, mail, or electronic mail, written notice to a |
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parent of each student enrolled in the district of any curriculum, |
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instructional material, or school activity providing instruction |
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on religion or religious values, including references to: |
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(1) religious literature or texts; |
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(2) religious policies; |
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(3) religious sects or orders; |
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(4) religious figures; |
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(5) religious beliefs; |
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(6) religious holy days; |
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(7) a particular religion's impacts on history; or |
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(8) religious institutions, partnerships, |
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associations, corporations, or a department, division, or section |
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of one of those entities. |
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(c-1) A notice under this section must include: |
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(1) a statement informing the parent of the |
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requirements of instruction containing religion or religious |
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values under state law; |
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(2) a detailed description of the content of the |
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district's instruction containing religion or religious values and |
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a general schedule on which the instruction will be provided; |
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(3) a statement of the parent's right to: |
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(A) at the parent's discretion, review or |
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purchase a copy of curriculum materials as provided by Section |
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26.006 and Section 26.0061; |
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(B) remove the student from any part of the |
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district's instruction containing religion or religious values |
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without subjecting the student to disciplinary action, academic |
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penalty, or other sanction imposed by the district or the student's |
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school; and |
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(C) use the grievances procedure as provided by |
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Section 26.011 concerning a complaint of a violation of this |
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section. |
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(c-2) A parent may use the grievance procedure adopted under |
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Section 26.011 concerning a complaint or a violation of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |