| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 89R16123 GP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Creighton S.B. No. 2617 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a policy adopted by a school district or | |
| 10 | 10 | open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 29.935 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 29.935. EXPRESSION OF DATES. (a) The board of | |
| 15 | 15 | trustees of a school district or the governing body of an | |
| 16 | 16 | open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy requiring the | |
| 17 | 17 | use of the terms Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) when | |
| 18 | 18 | expressing dates during student instruction. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may | |
| 20 | 20 | not purchase or select curriculum materials for the district's or | |
| 21 | 21 | school's curriculum that express dates in a manner inconsistent | |
| 22 | 22 | with the policy adopted under Subsection (a). | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 | |
| 24 | 24 | school year. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 26 | 26 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 27 | 27 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 28 | 28 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 29 | 29 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |