TX SB1396

Prohibits the Texas State Board of Education from adopting national sex education standards, including those developed by the Future of Sex Education Initiative, to comply with any duties under the Education Code

Prohibits school districts and open-enrollment charter schools from being required to offer any aspect of national sex education standards curriculum

Requires that course materials on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS may not be based on national sex education standards

Maintains existing requirements that sex education instruction must present abstinence as the preferred choice for unmarried school-age persons and devote more attention to abstinence than any other behavior

Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise