| 1 | 1 | | By: Menéndez, et al. S.B. No. 2482 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Raymond) |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a survey of public schools regarding Holocaust |
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| 8 | 8 | | Remembrance Week instruction. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 29.90725 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 29.90725. SURVEY ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK |
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| 13 | 13 | | INSTRUCTION. (a) In this section, "advisory commission" means the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The advisory commission, with the assistance of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | agency, shall conduct a survey of school districts to review the |
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| 17 | 17 | | implementation at each district of Holocaust Remembrance Week |
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| 18 | 18 | | instruction under Section 29.9072. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (c) The survey must request information from at least half |
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| 20 | 20 | | of the campuses in a surveyed school district regarding Holocaust |
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| 21 | 21 | | Remembrance Week instruction, including: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) the extent to which the campus participates in |
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| 23 | 23 | | Holocaust Remembrance Week; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) the familiarity of the educators and |
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| 25 | 25 | | administrators at each campus with the materials and resources |
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| 26 | 26 | | available from the advisory commission and other local institutions |
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| 27 | 27 | | dedicated to Holocaust education to support instruction during |
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| 28 | 28 | | Holocaust Remembrance Week; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) any additional materials or resources the campus |
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| 30 | 30 | | would find useful to support instruction during Holocaust |
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| 31 | 31 | | Remembrance Week, including professional development for |
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| 32 | 32 | | educators, lessons plans, or other classroom resources. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d) Not later than December 1, 2024, the advisory commission |
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| 34 | 34 | | shall submit to the legislature a written report that includes the |
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| 35 | 35 | | survey's findings and any recommendations for legislative or other |
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| 36 | 36 | | action. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (e) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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