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TX HB1279
Bill
Status
11/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Alan Schoolcraft
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AI Summary
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Prohibits Texas public K-12 schools from instructing students that one race, sex, ethnicity, or religion is inherently superior or inferior to another, or that individuals are inherently privileged, oppressed, racist, or victims based on personal identity characteristics
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Bans teaching that students should feel guilt or psychological distress solely because of their race, sex, or other identity characteristics, or that they bear responsibility for historical actions of others sharing those characteristics
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Prohibits instruction that meritocracy is inherently racist or sexist, or that socio-political structures are inherently power struggles among racial groups
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Allows impartial academic discussion of prohibited ideologies as long as schools do not encourage the behaviors or impose the beliefs on students
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Establishes enforcement through private lawsuits, attorney general actions via mandamus or injunction, and criminal penalties beginning January 1, 2026, including misdemeanor fines of $100-$500 and/or 1-6 months jail confinement for violators
Legislative Description
Relating to prohibiting teaching in Texas public elementary and secondary schools of hateful, divisive and discriminatory practices and beliefs that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of such individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/10/2025