By: King of Taylor (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 1431
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the development of a career-oriented foreign language
program that public schools may offer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (t) to read as follows:
(t) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of higher education and business and industry leaders,
shall develop an advanced language course that a school district
may use in the curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(A) to provide
students with instruction in industry-related terminology that
prepares students to communicate in a language other than English
in a specific professional, business, or industry environment.
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, 2015.
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