By: Toth H.B. No. 5104
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology
applications curriculum for public school students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c-3) and adding Subsection (c-4 to read as
follows:
(c-3) In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the
technology applications curriculum for grade seven [kindergarten]
through grade eight, the State Board of Education shall adopt
essential knowledge and skills that include Internet safety,
keyboard use, coding, computer programming, computational
thinking, and cybersecurity, or that would require the use of
electronic devices, digital instruction. The State Board of
Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential
knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum
every five years to ensure the curriculum:
(1) is relevant to student education; and
(2) aligns with current or emerging professions.
(c-4) The board may not adopt essential knowledge and skills
that require the use of electronic devices or digital instruction
for kindergarten through grade eight for any purpose not required
by Subsection (c-3).
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2024, the State Board
of Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential
knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum as
required by Section 28.002(c-3), Education Code, as amended by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.