2005 Texas Health & Safety Code CHAPTER 163. EDUCATION PROGRAM ABOUT SEXUAL CONDUCT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HEALTH & SAFETY CODE

CHAPTER 163. EDUCATION PROGRAM ABOUT SEXUAL CONDUCT AND SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE


	§ 163.001. PROGRAM.  (a) The department shall develop a 
model public health education program suitable for school-age 
children and shall make the program available to any person on 
request.  The program should emphasize:
		(1)  that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the 
most effective protection against unwanted teenage pregnancy, 
sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency 
syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually;
		(2)  that abstinence from sexual intercourse outside of 
lawful marriage is the expected societal standard for school-age 
unmarried persons;  and
		(3)  the physical, emotional, and psychological 
dangers of substance abuse, including the risk of acquired immune 
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) through the sharing of needles during 
intravenous drug usage.
	(b)  Course materials and instruction relating to sexual 
education or sexually transmitted diseases should be age 
appropriate.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.           


	§ 163.002. INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS.  Course materials and 
instruction relating to sexual education or sexually transmitted 
diseases should include:
		(1)  an emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only 
completely reliable method of avoiding unwanted teenage pregnancy 
and sexually transmitted diseases;
		(2)  an emphasis on the importance of self-control, 
responsibility, and ethical conduct in making decisions relating to 
sexual behavior;
		(3)  statistics, based on the latest medical 
information, that indicate the efficacy of the various forms of 
contraception;
		(4)  information concerning the laws relating to the 
financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, 
and child rearing;
		(5)  information concerning the laws prohibiting 
sexual abuse and the legal and counseling options available to 
victims of sexual abuse;
		(6)  information on how to cope with and rebuff 
unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, as well as the 
importance of avoiding the sexual exploitation of other persons;
		(7)  psychologically sound methods of resisting 
unwanted peer pressure;  and
		(8)  emphasis, provided in a factual manner and from a 
public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle 
acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a 
criminal offense under Section 21.06, Penal Code.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.