By: West S.B. No. 2612
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of
the public school social studies curricula to include instruction
relating to the history of persons with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Not later than March 1, 2024, the State Board of
Education shall revise the essential knowledge and skills for
social studies as necessary to require, as age and grade-level
appropriate, instruction in:
(1) the history of persons with disabilities; and
(2) the disability rights movement in the United
States.
SECTION 2. 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, 2023.