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TX HB1911
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nate Schatzline
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AI Summary
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Adds human trafficking awareness to the required enrichment curriculum for Texas public schools offering kindergarten through grade 12
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Requires students in grades 6-8 to complete a one-semester human trafficking awareness course covering underlying causes, signs/indicators of trafficking, online safety, trafficker recruitment methods, reporting procedures, and survivor interventions
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Requires students in grades 9-12 to complete one-half credit in human trafficking awareness, covering additional topics including commercial sexual exploitation of minors, gender's role in targeting victims, distinguishing trafficking from kidnapping/smuggling, and domestic/foreign policy responses
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Reduces elective credits required for high school graduation from five to four and one-half credits to accommodate the new half-credit human trafficking awareness requirement
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Applies to students entering sixth grade or ninth grade during the 2025-2026 school year or later, with immediate effect upon two-thirds legislative vote or September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to instruction in human trafficking awareness in public schools.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/14/2025