Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4589 Compare Versions

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1	1	By: Anchia H.B. No. 4589
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the provision of a quality and globally competitive
7	7	education as a mission of the public education system.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 4.001, Education Code, is amended to
10	10	read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 4.001. PUBLIC EDUCATION MISSION AND OBJECTIVES. (a)
12	12	The mission of the public education system of this state is to
13	13	ensure that all Texas children have access to a quality and globally
14	14	competitive education that enables them to achieve their potential
15	15	and fully participate now and in the future in the social, economic,
16	16	and educational opportunities of our state and nation. That mission
17	17	is grounded on the conviction that a general diffusion of knowledge
18	18	is essential for the welfare of this state and for the preservation
19	19	of the liberties and rights of citizens. It is further grounded on
20	20	the conviction that a successful public education system is
21	21	directly related to a strong, dedicated, and supportive family and
22	22	that parental involvement in the school is essential for the
23	23	maximum educational achievement of a child.
24	24	(b) The objectives of public education are:
25	25	OBJECTIVE 1: Parents will be full partners with educators in
26	26	the education of their children.
27	27	OBJECTIVE 2: Students will be encouraged and challenged to
28	28	meet their full educational potential.
29	29	OBJECTIVE 3: Through enhanced dropout prevention efforts,
30	30	all students will remain in school until they obtain a high school
31	31	diploma.
32	32	OBJECTIVE 4: A well-balanced and appropriate curriculum will
33	33	be provided to all students. Through that curriculum, students will
34	34	be prepared to succeed in a variety of postsecondary activities,
35	35	including employment and enrollment in institutions of higher
36	36	education.
37	37	OBJECTIVE 5: Educators will prepare students to be
38	38	thoughtful, active citizens who have an appreciation for the basic
39	39	values of our state and national heritage and who can understand and
40	40	productively function in a free enterprise society.
41	41	OBJECTIVE 6: Qualified and highly effective personnel will be
42	42	recruited, developed, and retained.
43	43	OBJECTIVE 7: The state's students will demonstrate exemplary
44	44	performance in comparison to national and international standards.
45	45	OBJECTIVE 8: School campuses will maintain a safe and
46	46	disciplined environment conducive to student learning.
47	47	OBJECTIVE 9: Educators will keep abreast of the development
48	48	of creative and innovative techniques in instruction and
49	49	administration using those techniques as appropriate to improve
50	50	student learning.
51	51	OBJECTIVE 10: Technology will be implemented and used to
52	52	increase the effectiveness of student learning, instructional
53	53	management, staff development, and administration.
54	54	OBJECTIVE 11: The State Board of Education, the agency, and
55	55	the commissioner shall assist school districts and charter schools
56	56	in providing career and technology education to students.
57	57	OBJECTIVE 12: After obtaining a high school diploma, students
58	58	will earn certificates or degrees from institutions of higher
59	59	education in order to compete globally and participate in the
60	60	dynamic economy of this state and nation.
61	61	SECTION 2. Section 4.0012, Texas Education Code, is hereby
62	62	added as follows:
63	63	Sec. 4.0012. PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. (a) During
64	64	each regular legislative session, the legislature shall establish
65	65	quantifiable educational standards recommended by the Texas
66	66	Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
67	67	that public schools must satisfy during each year of the applicable
68	68	biennium for the system of public free schools to remain globally
69	69	competitive. The standards take effect for the school year
70	70	beginning in the fall of the fifth year following the legislative
71	71	session in which the standards were established.
72	72	(b) The standards required by Subsection (a) of this section
73	73	may not be amended, revised, or repealed except by an affirmative
74	74	vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house of the
75	75	legislature.
76	76	SECTION 3. Section 4.0013, Texas Education Code, is hereby
77	77	added as follows:
78	78	Sec. 4.0013. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4.001(a) of this
79	79	Chapter, the system of public free schools is not required to be
80	80	globally competitive until the 2025-2026 school year.
81	81	(b) The standards established by the legislature during
82	82	each regular session as required by Section 4.0012(a) of this
83	83	chapter must include quantifiable requirements that, when
84	84	achieved, result in at least 60 percent of all state residents who
85	85	are older than 24 years of age and younger than 35 years of age
86	86	holding a certificate or degree from an institution of higher
87	87	education not later than 2030.
88	88	(d) This subsection expires January 1, 2031.
89	89	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
90	90	school year.
91	91	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
92	92	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
93	93	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
94	94	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
95	95	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.