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| 1 | 1 | 85R6055 SRS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Garcia S.B. No. 508 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to including student input before the adoption of a major | |
| 8 | 8 | curriculum initiative by a school district. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 28.002(g), Education Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (g) A local instructional plan may draw on state curriculum | |
| 13 | 13 | frameworks and program standards as appropriate. Each district is | |
| 14 | 14 | encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board of | |
| 15 | 15 | Education rule. Each district shall ensure that all children in the | |
| 16 | 16 | district participate actively in a balanced curriculum designed to | |
| 17 | 17 | meet individual needs. Before the adoption of a major curriculum | |
| 18 | 18 | initiative, including the use of a curriculum management system, a | |
| 19 | 19 | district must use a process that: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) includes student and teacher input; | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) provides district employees with the opportunity | |
| 22 | 22 | to express opinions regarding the initiative; and | |
| 23 | 23 | (3) includes a meeting of the board of trustees of the | |
| 24 | 24 | district at which: | |
| 25 | 25 | (A) information regarding the initiative is | |
| 26 | 26 | presented, including the cost of the initiative and any | |
| 27 | 27 | alternatives that were considered; and | |
| 28 | 28 | (B) members of the public and district employees | |
| 29 | 29 | are given the opportunity to comment regarding the initiative. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |