By: Patrick, Campbell S.B. No. 1406
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to State Board of Education oversight of regional
education service center services and products concerning student
curriculum.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 8, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 8.0531 to read as follows:
Sec. 8.0531. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OVERSIGHT OF
CURRICULUM-RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. (a) Notwithstanding any
other provision of this subchapter or Section 8.001(c), the State
Board of Education shall maintain oversight and direction of the
activities of a regional education service center, acting alone or
in collaboration with one or more other regional education service
centers, concerning:
(1) any service or product related to student
curriculum, or;
(2) integration of instructional materials with
curriculum management materials for delivery of instructional
materials and related materials or aids to enable public access,
including parental access, in accordance with Section 26.006.
SECTION 2. 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. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.