Texas HB3579 eliminates the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools.

Texas HB3579 amends the Education Code to eliminate the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools. The State Board of Education must integrate positive character traits into the essential knowledge and skills adopted for kindergarten through grade 12. Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must adopt a character education program that includes these traits. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, unless it receives a two-thirds vote in both houses of the legislature.

Texas HB3579 eliminates the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools.

Texas HB3579 amends the Education Code to eliminate the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools. The State Board of Education must integrate positive character traits into the essential knowledge and skills adopted for kindergarten through grade 12. Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must adopt a character education program that includes these traits. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, unless it receives a two-thirds vote in both houses of the legislature.