By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 801
(In the Senate - Filed February 25, 2021; March 11, 2021,
read first time and referred to Committee on Education;
April 19, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
Nays 0; April 19, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the development of an agriculture education program for
public elementary schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 29.926 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.926. AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The
agency shall develop an agriculture education program for
elementary school students to encourage appreciation and improve
students' understanding of agriculture. In developing the program,
the agency shall coordinate with:
(1) the Department of Agriculture; and
(2) nonprofit organizations with expertise in
agriculture education, as identified by the agency.
(b) The agency shall develop a list of agriculture education
programs approved by the agency and the State Board of Education
that may be used as part of the curriculum for elementary school
students. A program included on the list must be available to an
elementary school at no cost to the school district or
open-enrollment charter school.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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