{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-163.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 163.002","heading":"INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS.","body":"Course materials and instruction relating to sexual education or sexually transmitted diseases should include:\n(1) an emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only completely reliable method of avoiding unwanted teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases;\n(2) an emphasis on the importance of self-control, responsibility, and ethical conduct in making decisions relating to sexual behavior;\n(3) statistics, based on the latest medical information, that indicate the efficacy of the various forms of contraception;\n(4) information concerning the laws relating to the financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing;\n(5) information concerning the laws prohibiting sexual abuse and the legal and counseling options available to victims of sexual abuse;\n(6) information on how to cope with and rebuff unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, as well as the importance of avoiding the sexual exploitation of other persons;\n(7) psychologically sound methods of resisting unwanted peer pressure; and\n(8) emphasis, provided in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense under Section 21.06, Penal Code.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 163. EDUCATION PROGRAM ABOUT SEXUAL CONDUCT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.163.htm#163.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"3373cff977518dab674b10bab601cffd172a49d9a069cae50c2a453714954b41","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-163.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-163.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}