89R13861 KRM-D     By: Shofner H.B. No. 3739       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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   instruction must include:                 (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   school year.          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.