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	1	+	86R13798 SRS-F
1	2		By: Sanford, Talarico H.B. No. 4186
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4	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	6		AN ACT
6	7		relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to
7	8		incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools.
8	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	10		SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding
10	11		Subchapter O to read as follows:
11	12		SUBCHAPTER O. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL LEARNING
12	13		Sec. 39.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
13	14		means the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning.
14	15		Sec. 39.602. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL
15	16		LEARNING. (a) The Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning
16	17		is established to develop and make recommendations for establishing
17	18		a framework for the incorporation of digital teaching and learning
18	19		in public schools.
19	20		(b) The commission is composed of 15 members, consisting of
20	21		the following:
21	22		(1) four members appointed by the governor;
22	23		(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
23	24		governor;
24	25		(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
25	26		house of representatives;
26		-	(4) a representative designated by the chair of the
27		-	senate committee on education;
28		-	(5) a representative designated by the chair of the
29		-	senate committee on higher education;
30		-	(6) a representative designated by the chair of the
31		-	house of representatives public education committee;
32		-	(7) a representative designated by the chair of the
33		-	house of representatives committee on higher education; and
	27	+	(4) the chair of the senate committee on education, or
	28	+	a representative designated by the chair;
	29	+	(5) the chair of the senate committee on higher
	30	+	education, or a representative designated by the chair;
	31	+	(6) the chair of the house of representatives public
	32	+	education committee, or a representative designated by the chair;
	33	+	(7) the chair of the house of representatives
	34	+	committee on higher education, or a representative designated by
	35	+	the chair; and
34	36		(8) a member of the State Board of Education, as
35	37		designated by the chair of that board.
36	38		(c) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2),
37	39		and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the
38	40		house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the
39	41		commission includes at least one of each of the following
40	42		representatives:
41	43		(1) a parent of or person standing in parental
42	44		relation to a student enrolled in the public school system;
43	45		(2) an educator in the public school system;
44	46		(3) an educator in a school district that is a
45	47		participant in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium under
46	48		Section 7.0561;
47	49		(4) a member of the business community;
48	50		(5) a member of the civic community;
49	51		(6) a leader in digital teaching and learning; and
50	52		(7) a leader in researching the impact of digital
51	53		teaching and learning on student performance.
52	54		Sec. 39.603. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
53	55		designate the presiding officer of the commission.
54	56		Sec. 39.604. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
55	57		the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
56	58		commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
57	59		necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
58	60		Sec. 39.605. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING.
59	61		(a) Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative
60	62		support for the commission.
61	63		(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses
62	64		of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency
63	65		for that purpose.
64	66		Sec. 39.606. RECOMMENDATIONS. The commission shall develop
65	67		recommendations under this subchapter to:
66	68		(1) provide a funding proposal to present to the
67	69		legislature for digital teaching and learning in elementary and
68	70		secondary schools that includes funding to:
69	71		(A) improve student outcomes through the use of
70	72		digital teaching and learning technology; and
71	73		(B) provide high-quality professional learning
72	74		for educators to improve student outcomes through the use of
73	75		digital teaching and learning technology;
74	76		(2) develop a framework for effective statewide
75	77		deployment of digital teaching and learning materials in elementary
76	78		and secondary schools; and
77	79		(3) develop and implement strategies that assist
78	80		school districts in the adoption and implementation of digital
79	81		teaching and learning materials.
80	82		Sec. 39.607. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2020, the
81	83		commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
82	84		the legislature that recommends statutory changes to develop a
83	85		framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public
84	86		schools.
85	87		Sec. 39.608. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
86	88		The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its
87	89		duties under this subchapter.
88	90		(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,
89	91		Government Code.
90	92		Sec. 39.609. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF
91	93		SUBCHAPTER. (a) The commission is abolished January 1, 2021.
92	94		(b) This subchapter expires January 1, 2021.
93	95		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
94	96		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
95	97		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
96	98		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
97	99		Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
98	100		legislative session.