TITLE: Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools.

SUMMARY: Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.042 to read as follows: Sec. 38.042. RESTRICTING ACCESS TO CERTAIN WEBSITES PROHIBITED. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not restrict access to an Internet website, including by using filtering software, that provides resources for students related to: (1) mental health or suicide prevention for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning; (2) human trafficking; (3) interpersonal or domestic violence; or (4) sexual assault. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. SECTION 3. 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.