Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R12455 SRS-F
2	2	By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 1482
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to
8	8	incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding
11	11	Subchapter O to read as follows:
12	12	SUBCHAPTER O. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL LEARNING
13	13	Sec. 39.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
14	14	means the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning.
15	15	Sec. 39.602. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL
16	16	LEARNING. (a) The Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning
17	17	is established to develop and make recommendations for establishing
18	18	a framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public
19	19	schools.
20	20	(b) The commission is composed of 15 members, consisting of
21	21	the following:
22	22	(1) four members appointed by the governor;
23	23	(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
24	24	governor;
25	25	(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
26	26	house of representatives;
27	27	(4) the chair of the senate committee on education, or
28	28	a representative designated by the chair;
29	29	(5) the chair of the senate committee on higher
30	30	education, or a representative designated by the chair;
31	31	(6) the chair of the house of representatives public
32	32	education committee, or a representative designated by the chair;
33	33	(7) the chair of the house of representatives
34	34	committee on higher education, or a representative designated by
35	35	the chair; and
36	36	(8) a member of the State Board of Education, as
37	37	designated by the chair of that board.
38	38	(c) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2),
39	39	and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the
40	40	house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the
41	41	commission includes at least one of each of the following
42	42	representatives:
43	43	(1) a parent or person standing in parental relation
44	44	to a student enrolled in the public school system;
45	45	(2) an educator in the public school system;
46	46	(3) an educator in a school district that is a
47	47	participant in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium under
48	48	Section 7.0561;
49	49	(4) a member of the business community;
50	50	(5) a member of the civic community;
51	51	(6) a leader in digital teaching and learning; and
52	52	(7) a leader in research concerning the impact of
53	53	digital teaching and learning on student performance.
54	54	Sec. 39.603. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
55	55	designate the presiding officer of the commission.
56	56	Sec. 39.604. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
57	57	the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
58	58	commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
59	59	necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
60	60	Sec. 39.605. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING.
61	61	(a) Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative
62	62	support for the commission.
63	63	(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses
64	64	of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency
65	65	for that purpose.
66	66	Sec. 39.606. RECOMMENDATIONS. The commission shall develop
67	67	recommendations under this subchapter to:
68	68	(1) provide a funding proposal to present to the
69	69	legislature for digital teaching and learning in elementary and
70	70	secondary schools;
71	71	(2) improve student outcomes through the use of
72	72	digital teaching and learning technology, including through
73	73	providing high quality professional learning for educators;
74	74	(3) develop a framework for effective statewide
75	75	deployment of digital teaching and learning materials in elementary
76	76	and secondary schools; and
77	77	(4) develop and implement strategies that assist
78	78	school districts in the adoption and implementation of digital
79	79	teaching and learning materials.
80	80	Sec. 39.607. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2018, the
81	81	commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
82	82	the legislature that recommends statutory changes to develop a
83	83	framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public
84	84	schools.
85	85	Sec. 39.608. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
86	86	The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its
87	87	duties under this subchapter.
88	88	(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,
89	89	Government Code.
90	90	Sec. 39.609. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF
91	91	SUBCHAPTER. (a) The commission is abolished January 1, 2019.
92	92	(b) This subchapter expires January 1, 2019.
93	93	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
94	94	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
95	95	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
96	96	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
97	97	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.