HB 3739

relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the
public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (r-1) to read as follows:
(r-1)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
requiring students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 to receive
instruction on fetal development and the consequences of fetal
termination as part of the essential knowledge and skills for the
health curriculum required under Subsection (a)(2)(B).  The
(1)  information on and depictions of:
(A)  medically assisted fetal termination
procedures, including the use of abortion-inducing drugs, as
defined by Section 171.061, Health and Safety Code;
(B)  other acts of intentional or negligent fetal
termination, including termination resulting from the adverse
effects of drugs and alcohol; and
(C)  the growth and development of an unborn child
that occur during each week of pregnancy; and
(2)  information on pregnancy-related resources
available to students, including resources provided by local
faith-based organizations, that:
(A)  support carrying a child to term; and
(B)  are not associated with an organization that
provides or advocates for fetal termination procedures.
SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.