By: Hughes S.B. No. 2249
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to references to years in instructional material used in
public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.004. (a) Instructional material selected for use
in public schools:
(1) shall refer to years as being "BC" or "AD," as
appropriate; and
(2) shall not refer to years as being "BCE" or "CE."
(b) This section does not prohibit the use of instructional
material that explains the meaning of "BCE" or "CE."
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to instructional material acquired on or after the effective date
of this Act. Instructional material acquired before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
instructional material was acquired, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.