| 1 | 1 | | By: Shapiro S.B. No. 1363 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to clarification of the essential knowledge and skills of |
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| 7 | 7 | | the public school curriculum and the evaluation of conforming |
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| 8 | 8 | | curriculum management systems. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (c-1) In cooperation with the State Board of Education and |
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| 13 | 13 | | with the participation of educators, the agency shall develop |
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| 14 | 14 | | written materials that provide additional specific guidance |
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| 15 | 15 | | regarding the essential knowledge and skills identified in |
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| 16 | 16 | | accordance with Subsection (c). The materials must include |
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| 17 | 17 | | appropriate clarifiers such as exemplar activities and qualifying |
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| 18 | 18 | | statements. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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| 20 | 20 | | amended by adding Section 28.016 to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sec. 28.016. CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. (a) In this |
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| 22 | 22 | | section, "curriculum management system" means a comprehensive, |
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| 23 | 23 | | fully integrated online computer-based system that: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) links and aligns all teaching, learning, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | assessment components of student academic achievement; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) may include components such as curriculum, |
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| 27 | 27 | | instructional resources, assessments, a data warehouse, and a |
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| 28 | 28 | | reporting feature capable of being customized to meet specific |
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| 29 | 29 | | school district needs. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) As a resource for school districts, the agency shall: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) evaluate curriculum management systems available |
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| 32 | 32 | | in this state, including systems developed by school districts, |
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| 33 | 33 | | regional education service centers, and regional education service |
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| 34 | 34 | | center cooperatives; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) compile a list of curriculum management systems |
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| 36 | 36 | | that conform to the essential knowledge and skills of the required |
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| 37 | 37 | | curriculum identified under Section 28.002. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act does not make an appropriation. A |
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| 39 | 39 | | provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, |
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| 40 | 40 | | creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental |
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| 41 | 41 | | entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the |
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| 42 | 42 | | legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the |
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| 43 | 43 | | provision. |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 45 | 45 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 46 | 46 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 47 | 47 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 48 | 48 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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