Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R4194 DIO-F
2	2	By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 1119
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to requiring cultural inclusion curriculum as part of the
8	8	enrichment curriculum for public schools.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through
13	13	grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:
14	14	(1) a foundation curriculum that includes:
15	15	(A) English language arts;
16	16	(B) mathematics;
17	17	(C) science; and
18	18	(D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United
19	19	States, and world history, government, economics, with emphasis on
20	20	the free enterprise system and its benefits, and geography; and
21	21	(2) an enrichment curriculum that includes:
22	22	(A) to the extent possible, languages other than
23	23	English;
24	24	(B) health, with emphasis on:
25	25	(i) physical health, including the
26	26	importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
27	27	(ii) mental health, including instruction
28	28	about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage
29	29	emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
30	30	responsible decision-making; and
31	31	(iii) suicide prevention, including
32	32	recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;
33	33	(C) physical education;
34	34	(D) fine arts;
35	35	(E) career and technology education;
36	36	(F) technology applications;
37	37	(G) religious literature, including the Hebrew
38	38	Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on
39	39	history and literature; [and]
40	40	(H) personal financial literacy; and
41	41	(I) cultural inclusion.
42	42	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
43	43	amended by adding Section 28.0029 to read as follows:
44	44	Sec. 28.0029. CULTURAL INCLUSION CURRICULUM. (a) The State
45	45	Board of Education shall develop curriculum on cultural inclusivity
46	46	that a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall use
47	47	in the district's or school's cultural inclusivity courses.
48	48	(b) The curriculum must encourage:
49	49	(1) a student's sense of self;
50	50	(2) an acceptance of diversity through the
51	51	identification and exploration of differences;
52	52	(3) critical thinking about bias through the
53	53	identification and exploration of discrimination and stereotypes;
54	54	(4) empathy toward others; and
55	55	(5) advocating for oneself in the face of bias.
56	56	(c) In developing the curriculum under this section, the
57	57	State Board of Education shall consult with interested parties and
58	58	may create a work group of volunteers to make recommendations
59	59	regarding the curriculum.
60	60	(d) Before finalizing the curriculum developed under this
61	61	section, the State Board of Education shall provide a reasonable
62	62	period for public comment.
63	63	(e) Subject to rules adopted by the State Board of
64	64	Education, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may
65	65	tailor the curriculum developed under this section as appropriate
66	66	for the district's or school's community. In tailoring the
67	67	instruction, the district or school shall solicit input from the
68	68	State Board of Education, the agency, community members, and other
69	69	interested individuals or organizations.
70	70	SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
71	71	school year.
72	72	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
73	73	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
74	74	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
75	75	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
76	76	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.