By: King, et al. S.B. No. 747     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to public school policies and programs regarding the   production or distribution of certain intimate visual material by   public school students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.0052(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A student may be removed from class and placed in a   disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section   37.008 or expelled if the student:                (1)  engages in bullying that encourages a student to   commit or attempt to commit suicide;                (2)  incites violence against a student through group   bullying; or                (3)  releases or threatens to release intimate visual   material of a minor or a student who is 18 years of age or older   without the student's consent, including intimate visual material   created using artificial intelligence technology.          SECTION 2.  Section 37.0832(a), Education Code, is amended   by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as   follows:                (2)  "Cyberbullying" means:                      (A)  bullying that is done through the use of any   electronic communication device, including through the use of a   cellular or other type of telephone, a computer, a camera,   electronic mail, instant messaging, text messaging, a social media   application, an Internet website, or any other Internet-based   communication tool; or                      (B)  the production or distribution of a video or   image that depicts or appears to depict another student with the   student's intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual conduct,   including a video or image created through the use of artificial   intelligence technology.                (3)  "Intimate parts" and "sexual conduct" have the   meanings assigned by Section 21.16, Penal Code.          SECTION 3.  Section 37.0832(c-1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c-1)  The agency shall adopt minimum standards for a school   district's policy under Subsection (c).  The standards must:                (1)  include an emphasis on bullying prevention by   focusing on school climate and building healthy relationships   between students and staff;                (2)  require each district campus to establish a   committee to address bullying by focusing on prevention efforts and   health and wellness initiatives;                (3)  require students at each grade level to meet   periodically for instruction on building relationships and   preventing bullying, including cyberbullying;                (4)  include an emphasis on increasing student   reporting of bullying incidents to school employees by:                      (A)  increasing awareness about district   reporting procedures; and                      (B)  providing for anonymous reporting of   bullying incidents;                (5)  require districts to:                      (A)  collect information annually through student   surveys on bullying, including cyberbullying; and                      (B)  use those survey results to develop action   plans to address student concerns regarding bullying, including   cyberbullying; [and]                (6)  require districts to develop a rubric or checklist   to assess an incident of bullying and to determine the district's   response to the incident; and                (7)  require districts to include in the policy   provisions specifically addressing incidents of bullying that   involve the production or distribution of a video or image that   depicts or appears to depict another student with the other   student's intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual conduct,   including  a video or image created through the use of artificial   intelligence technology.          SECTION 4.  Section 37.218(b), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The center, in consultation with the office of the   attorney general, shall develop programs for use by school   districts that address:                (1)  the possible legal consequences, including   criminal penalties, of sharing visual material depicting a minor   engaged in sexual conduct;                (2)  other possible consequences of sharing visual   material depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct, including:                      (A)  negative effects on relationships;                      (B)  loss of educational and employment   opportunities; and                      (C)  possible removal, if applicable, from   certain school programs or extracurricular activities;                (3)  the unique characteristics of the Internet and   other communications networks that could affect visual material   depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct, including:                      (A)  search and replication capabilities; and                      (B)  a potentially worldwide audience;                (4)  the prevention of, identification of, responses   to, and reporting of incidents of bullying; [and]                (5)  the connection between bullying, cyberbullying,   harassment, and a minor sharing visual material depicting a minor   engaged in sexual conduct; and                (6)  the specific risks of producing or distributing   visual material created using artificial intelligence technology   that appears to depict a student with the student's intimate parts   exposed or engaged in sexual conduct.          SECTION 5.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 6.  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.