Texas SB205 requires fetal development instruction for students in grades 7 and 8.

Texas SB205 amends the Education Code to mandate that students in grades 7 and 8 receive instruction on fetal development. This instruction must be part of the essential knowledge regarding child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking. The State Board of Education will adopt rules for this instruction, which must include information on the human reproductive process, pregnancy, infertility, and the prevention of birth defects.

Texas SB205 requires fetal development instruction for students in grades 7 and 8.

Texas SB205 amends the Education Code to mandate that students in grades 7 and 8 receive instruction on fetal development. This instruction must be part of the essential knowledge regarding child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking. The State Board of Education will adopt rules for this instruction, which must include information on the human reproductive process, pregnancy, infertility, and the prevention of birth defects.