Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 28.0115: ELECTIVE COURSE ON NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.

Where this section sits in the code

EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION
SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES
CHAPTER 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT
SUBCHAPTER A. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; CURRICULUM

Each school district and open-enrollment charter school offering a high school program shall provide an elective course in nutrition and wellness that meets the requirements for a one-half elective credit under Section 28.025, using materials the State Board of Education approves. The nutrition instruction:

(1) must include curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) may incorporate other relevant material, including culinary skills, horticulture, and consumer economics.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 25), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:05Z. Source file · JSON

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