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	1	+	86R13798 SRS-F
1	2		By: Taylor S.B. No. 2431
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2019; March 21, 2019, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 16, 2019,
4		-	reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
5		-	following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 16, 2019, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
7		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2431 By: Taylor
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10	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	6		AN ACT
12	7		relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to
13	8		incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools.
14	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	10		SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding
16	11		Subchapter O to read as follows:
17	12		SUBCHAPTER O. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL LEARNING
18	13		Sec. 39.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
19	14		means the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning.
20	15		Sec. 39.602. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL
21	16		LEARNING. (a) The Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning
22	17		is established to develop and make recommendations for establishing
23	18		a framework for the incorporation of digital teaching and learning
24	19		in public schools.
25	20		(b) The commission is composed of 15 members, consisting of
26	21		the following:
27	22		(1) four members appointed by the governor;
28	23		(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
29	24		governor;
30	25		(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
31	26		house of representatives;
32	27		(4) the chair of the senate committee on education, or
33	28		a representative designated by the chair;
34	29		(5) the chair of the senate committee on higher
35	30		education, or a representative designated by the chair;
36	31		(6) the chair of the house of representatives public
37	32		education committee, or a representative designated by the chair;
38	33		(7) the chair of the house of representatives
39	34		committee on higher education, or a representative designated by
40	35		the chair; and
41	36		(8) a member of the State Board of Education, as
42	37		designated by the chair of that board.
43	38		(c) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2),
44	39		and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the
45	40		house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the
46	41		commission includes at least one of each of the following
47	42		representatives:
48	43		(1) a parent of or person standing in parental
49	44		relation to a student enrolled in the public school system;
50	45		(2) an educator in the public school system;
51	46		(3) an educator in a school district that is a
52	47		participant in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium under
53	48		Section 7.0561;
54	49		(4) a member of the business community;
55	50		(5) a member of the civic community;
56	51		(6) a leader in digital teaching and learning; and
57	52		(7) a leader in researching the impact of digital
58	53		teaching and learning on student performance.
59	54		Sec. 39.603. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
60	55		designate the presiding officer of the commission.
61	56		Sec. 39.604. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
62	57		the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
63	58		commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
64	59		necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
65	60		Sec. 39.605. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING.
66	61		(a) Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative
67	62		support for the commission.
68	63		(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses
69	64		of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency
70	65		for that purpose.
71	66		Sec. 39.606. RECOMMENDATIONS. The commission shall develop
72	67		recommendations under this subchapter to:
73	68		(1) provide a funding proposal to present to the
74	69		legislature for digital teaching and learning in elementary and
75	70		secondary schools that includes funding to:
76	71		(A) improve student outcomes through the use of
77	72		digital teaching and learning technology; and
78	73		(B) provide high-quality professional learning
79	74		for educators to improve student outcomes through the use of
80	75		digital teaching and learning technology;
81	76		(2) develop a framework for effective statewide
82	77		deployment of digital teaching and learning materials in elementary
83	78		and secondary schools; and
84	79		(3) develop and implement strategies that assist
85	80		school districts in the adoption and implementation of digital
86	81		teaching and learning materials.
87	82		Sec. 39.607. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2020, the
88	83		commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
89	84		the legislature that recommends statutory changes to develop a
90	85		framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public
91	86		schools.
92		-	Sec. 39.608. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.
93		-	~~(a)~~ The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill
94		-	~~its~~ duties under this subchapter.
	87	+	Sec. 39.608. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
	88	+	The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its
	89	+	duties under this subchapter.
95	90		(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,
96	91		Government Code.
97	92		Sec. 39.609. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF
98	93		SUBCHAPTER. (a) The commission is abolished January 1, 2021.
99	94		(b) This subchapter expires January 1, 2021.
100		-	SECTION 2. The Texas Education Agency is required to
101		-	implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
102		-	appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
103		-	legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
104		-	purpose, the Texas Education Agency may, but is not required to,
105		-	implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations
106		-	available for that purpose.
107		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	95	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
108	96		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
109	97		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
110	98		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
111	99		Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
112	100		legislative session.
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