85R8156 CAE-F
By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 1857
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the instructional material list and supplemental
instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.023(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Each instructional material on the list must be:
(1) free from factual errors; and
(2) suitable for the subject and grade level for which
the instructional material was submitted.
SECTION 2. Section 31.035(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
the State Board of Education may adopt supplemental instructional
materials that are not on the list adopted under Section
31.023. The State Board of Education may adopt supplemental
instructional material under this section only if the instructional
material:
(1) contains material covering one or more primary
focal points or primary topics of a subject in the required
curriculum under Section 28.002, as determined by the State Board
of Education;
(2) is not designed to serve as the sole instructional
material for a full course;
(3) meets applicable physical specifications adopted
by the State Board of Education; [and]
(4) is free from factual errors; and
(5) is suitable for the subject and grade level.
SECTION 3. Sections 31.023(b) and 31.035(a), Education
Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an instructional
material list or supplemental instructional material adopted on or
after the effective date of this Act. An instructional material
list or supplemental instructional material adopted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
instructional material list or supplemental instructional material
was adopted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.