S.B. No. 801
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;
(2) suitable for the subject and grade level for which
the instructional material was submitted; and
(3) reviewed by academic experts in 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;
(5) is suitable for the subject and grade level; and
(6) is reviewed by academic experts in 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the Senate on
May 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0;
May 26, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2017, House
granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 26,
Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 106,
Nays 38, two present not voting; May 26, 2017, House granted
request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
May 28, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 78, Nays 62, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor