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TX SB1207
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Phil King
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AI Summary
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Requires the State Board of Education's parenting and paternity awareness program used in high school health curriculum to include instruction on adoption
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Adoption instruction must cover the differences between private adoption and foster care, the process for adopting a child through private or state foster care systems, and adoption as an alternative to becoming a parent including how to place a child for adoption
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Allows school districts to develop or adopt research-based curriculum materials that include the adoption information for use alongside the program
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Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year
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Passed the Senate 31-0 on April 1, 2025 and the House 133-8 on May 28, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
Education
Last Action
Effective immediately
6/20/2025