By: Patrick, Campbell S.B. No. 1406
(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2013; March 18, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 10, 2013,
reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0, 2 present not voting;
April 10, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1406 By: Patrick
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to State Board of Education oversight of regional
education service center activities concerning certain curriculum
management systems.
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. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY A
COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Section
8.001(c), instructional lessons developed as part of a curriculum
management system by a regional education service center, acting
alone or in collaboration with one or more other regional education
service centers, shall be subject to the same review and adoption
process as outlined in Section 31.022.
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.
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