89R9904 PRL-D
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1819
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the assessment of public school students in social
studies in grade five.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-17) to read as follows:
(a-17) The agency shall ensure that one of the assessment
instruments adopted or developed under Subsection (a) and
administered to students in grade five also assesses essential
knowledge and skills in social studies.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.