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Texas Senate Bill SB2275

Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2275

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Out of House Committee
 
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Caption

Relating to the adoption of the public school curriculum and textbooks; transferring authority from the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education.

Impact

The impact of SB2275 is profound as it modifies the existing framework in which educational standards are set and textbooks are approved for use in public schools. By placing authority in the hands of the commissioner of education, the bill could expedite the curriculum approval process and align educational materials more closely with modern educational needs. However, this shift may also lead to critiques regarding the dilution of local control over education, as school districts might have less input in curriculum decisions that directly affect their communities.

Summary

SB2275 proposes significant changes regarding the adoption and regulation of public school curricula and textbooks in Texas by transferring authority from the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education. The bill aims to streamline the process for establishing educational standards and selecting textbooks, with an emphasis on ensuring that students acquire essential knowledge and skills necessary for their educational advancement. This legislative change is intended to allow for more responsive and potentially flexible administration of educational content in Texas schools.

Contention

Notable points of contention likely involve concerns from educators and parents about the implications of centralizing control over educational content. Critics may argue that this approach could sideline local concerns and needs, particularly regarding curricular representation and responsiveness to community values. Supporters, however, might advocate for the change as a necessary evolution in an increasingly digital and interconnected educational landscape, arguing that a unified state approach can enhance educational consistency across Texas.

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Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

TX HB1605

Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.

TX HB1

Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

TX HB1

Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

TX SB2565

Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and creating allotments for the procurement of certain instructional materials under the Foundation School Program; authorizing a fee.

TX HB3141

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

TX SB1861

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

TX HB4016

Relating to healthy relationships education in public schools.

TX SB165

Relating to parental rights in public education and to audits of school district curricula by the Texas Education Agency.

TX HB681

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

TX HB4017

Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.

Similar Bills

TX HB3504

Relating to transferring primary authority for the adoption of the public school curriculum and textbooks from the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education.

TX SB1642

Relating to transferring primary authority for the adoption of the public school curriculum and textbooks from the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education.

TX HB6

Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools.

TX SB6

Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools.

TX SB6

Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools; providing penalties.

TX HB6

Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools, and the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students.

TX HB4294

Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.