By: Dutton H.B. No. 4310
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to teacher instructional time.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.0025, Education Code, are amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 28.0025. INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. A school district must
ensure sufficient time for teachers to teach and for students to
learn the required curriculum identified in Section 28.002(a). A
school district may not penalize a teacher that does not follow a
designated scope and sequence, if the teacher determines that
students need additional time or less time to demonstrate
proficiency in a specific set of standards.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.