H.B. No. 5100 amends the Education Code to enhance the parenting and paternity awareness program in Texas public schools by incorporating instruction on adoption. The bill mandates that the program must now include information about adoption, specifically addressing the differences between private adoption and foster care, the process for adopting a child, and adoption as an alternative to parenthood. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of relationship skills and includes a new requirement for addressing assertiveness skills to prevent teenage pregnancy, abusive relationships, and family violence.

The changes also allow school districts to develop or adopt research-based programs that complement the existing curriculum, ensuring that instruction on adoption is integrated into the broader context of parenting education. The bill will take effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it will be implemented immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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