| 1 | 1 | | By: Duncan S.B. No. 1474 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Allen) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a |
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| 8 | 8 | | school district. |
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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. Subsection (g), Section 28.002, Education Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (g) A local instructional plan may draw on state curriculum |
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| 13 | 13 | | frameworks and program standards as appropriate. Each district is |
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| 14 | 14 | | encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board of |
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| 15 | 15 | | Education rule. Each district shall ensure that all children in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | district participate actively in a balanced curriculum designed to |
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| 17 | 17 | | meet individual needs. Before the adoption of a major curriculum |
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| 18 | 18 | | initiative, including the use of a curriculum management system, a |
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| 19 | 19 | | district must use a process that: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) includes teacher input; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) provides district employees with the opportunity |
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| 22 | 22 | | to express opinions regarding the initiative; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (3) includes a meeting of the board of trustees of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | district at which: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (A) information regarding the initiative is |
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| 26 | 26 | | presented, including the cost of the initiative and any |
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| 27 | 27 | | alternatives that were considered; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (B) members of the public and district employees |
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| 29 | 29 | | are given the opportunity to comment regarding the initiative. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 31 | 31 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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