Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1504 Compare Versions

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1		-	By: Morales of Harris, et al. H.B. No. 1504
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Alvarado, West)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2021;
4		-	May 18, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
5		-	Education; May 24, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
6		-	Yeas 6, Nays 3; May 24, 2021, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	By: Morales of Harris, Wu, Allen, Huberty, H.B. No. 1504
	2	+	J. Johnson of Harris, et al.
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10	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	6		AN ACT
12	7		relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.
13	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	9		SECTION 1. Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to
15	10		read as follows:
16	11		(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through
17	12		grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:
18	13		(1) a foundation curriculum that includes:
19	14		(A) English language arts;
20	15		(B) mathematics;
21	16		(C) science; and
22	17		(D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United
23	18		States, and world history, government, economics, with emphasis on
24	19		the free enterprise system and its benefits, [and] geography, and
25	20		ethnic studies, including Mexican American and African American
26	21		studies; and
27	22		(2) an enrichment curriculum that includes:
28	23		(A) to the extent possible, languages other than
29	24		English;
30	25		(B) health, with emphasis on:
31	26		(i) physical health, including the
32	27		importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
33	28		(ii) mental health, including instruction
34	29		about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage
35	30		emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
36	31		responsible decision-making; and
37	32		(iii) suicide prevention, including
38	33		recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;
39	34		(C) physical education;
40	35		(D) fine arts;
41	36		(E) career and technology education;
42	37		(F) technology applications;
43	38		(G) religious literature, including the Hebrew
44	39		Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on
45	40		history and literature; and
46	41		(H) personal financial literacy.
47	42		SECTION 2. Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, is amended
48	43		to read as follows:
49	44		(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require
50	45		that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school
51	46		program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students
52	47		successfully complete:
53	48		(1) four credits in English language arts under
54	49		Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one
55	50		credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in
56	51		an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2);
57	52		(2) three credits in mathematics under Section
58	53		28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in
59	54		geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course
60	55		authorized under Subsection (b-2);
61	56		(3) three credits in science under Section
62	57		28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology, one credit in any
63	58		advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2), and one
64	59		credit in integrated physics and chemistry or in an additional
65	60		advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2);
66	61		(4) three credits in social studies under Section
67	62		28.002(a)(1)(D), including one credit in United States history, at
68	63		least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in
69	64		economics, and one credit in ethnic studies, including Mexican
70	65		American studies or African American studies, world geography, or
71	66		world history;
72	67		(5) except as provided under Subsections (b-12),
73	68		(b-13), and (b-14), two credits in the same language in a language
74	69		other than English under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A);
75	70		(6) five elective credits;
76	71		(7) one credit in fine arts under Section
77	72		28.002(a)(2)(D); and
78	73		(8) except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one
79	74		credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C).
80	75		SECTION 3. Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, as amended
81	76		by this Act, applies only to students entering the ninth grade
82	77		during the 2022-2023 school year or a later school year. For
83	78		students entering a grade above ninth grade during the 2022-2023
84	79		school year, Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, as that section
85	80		existed before amendment by this Act, applies, and that section is
86	81		continued in effect for that purpose.
87	82		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
88	83		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
89	84		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
90	85		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
91	86		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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