87R11123 BDP-D
By: J. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 3638
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the African American studies
advisory board by the State Board of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 28.019 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.019. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES ADVISORY BOARD. (a)
In this section, "board" means the African American studies
advisory board.
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish and
maintain an African American studies advisory board for the purpose
of broadening the content in social studies courses to include
citizenship, culture, economics, science, technology, geography,
and politics as it relates to the history of African Americans.
(c) The board is composed of 10 academic professionals as
follows:
(1) two members appointed by the governor;
(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house
of representatives; and
(4) four members appointed by the State Board of
Education.
(d) Members of the board serve staggered two-year terms,
with the terms of five members expiring on December 1 of each year.
Members may be reappointed at the end of a term.
(e) The members of the State Board of Education shall elect
a presiding officer for the board from among the four members
appointed by the State Board of Education. The board shall hold
meetings at the call of the presiding officer.
(f) The board shall:
(1) advise and provide recommendations to the State
Board of Education on curriculum related to African American
history and culture; and
(2) review, approve, and propose changes to content
contained in social studies textbooks relating to African American
history and culture for kindergarten through grade 12.
(g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall
prepare and submit a written report to the governor, the
legislature, and the State Board of Education that includes:
(1) a summary of the board's work throughout the year;
(2) any information provided to the State Board of
Education under Subsection (f); and
(3) recommendations for legislative action.
(h) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the
advisory board established under this section.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2021, the African
American Studies Advisory Board established under Section 28.019,
Education Code, as added by this Act, shall hold its first meeting.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.