House Committee to Consider Sex Education Legislation on Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 31, the House Public Education Committee will hold a public hearing on two bills that would dramatically improve sexuality education in Texas schools:
- HB 1567 by Rep. Mike Villarreal, D - San Antonio, requires scientific accuracy in all classroom materials or discussions involving condoms or other contraceptives, and it prohibits instructors or materials from discouraging their use. Click here to read more about this bill.
- HB 741 (“Education Works” bill) by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D - San Antonio, requires comprehensive, or "abstinence-plus," sex education in Texas schools. Click here to read more about this bill.
Take Action!
Come to the Public Education Committee hearing and testify in support of these bills.
The meeting begins upon adjournment of the full House on Tuesday, March 31, in E2.036 in the Capitol Extension. (Though we can't be certain, the hearing will likely begin early in the afternoon.) If you would like to attend the hearing to testify, please e-mail TFN Outreach Director Val Benavidez, and she will send you more details.
Contact House Public Education Committee members and express your support for HB 1567 and HB 741. Tell the members that Texas has one of the highest teen birth rates in the country. Teens need medically accurate information about responsible pregnancy and disease prevention to protect themselves.
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You can send e-mails to House Public Education Committee members by clicking on their names below:
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, Chair
Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, Vice Chair
Rep. Alma Allen, D-Houston
Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen
Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr., D-Houston
Rep. Joe Farias, D-San Antonio
Rep. Jim Jackson, R-Carrollton
Rep. Dora Olivo, D-Rosenberg
Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington
Rep. Mark Shelton, R-Fort Worth
Rep. Randy Weber, R-Pearland
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