The bill, H.B. No. 196, proposes an amendment to the Texas Education Code to include specific instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students. The amendment modifies Section 28.002(a) by adding a new requirement under the enrichment curriculum for health education. This new requirement states that instruction must be provided to students that human life begins at conception and possesses inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from that moment.

The bill also makes a minor deletion by removing the word "and" from the list of topics under mental health instruction. The implementation of this curriculum change is set to begin with the 2025-2026 school year, and the bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Education Code 28.002 (Education Code 28)