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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of contraception to students at public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9185 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9185. AVAILABILITY OF NON-PRESCRIPTION |
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CONTRACEPTION. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Campus" means an educational unit under the |
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management and control of an institution of higher education and |
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may include, in addition to the main campus, off-campus and |
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secondary locations, such as branch campuses, teaching locations, |
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and regional centers. |
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(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) An institution of higher education shall make condoms |
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available to students enrolled at the institution free of charge, |
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or for purchase through an automated vending machine: |
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(1) in each residence hall on the institution's |
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campus, in a location accessible at all times to students residing |
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in the residence hall; and |
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(2) in each public women's restroom and public |
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all-gender restroom in a residence hall on the institution's |
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campus. |
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(c) An institution of higher education may make available to |
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students enrolled at the institution any birth control option |
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approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale |
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over the counter available in addition to the condoms made |
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available under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.9185, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |