89R19443 TYPED
By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2803
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes,
ideologies and history and their connection to DEI (Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist initiatives in the essential
knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for public
school students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (h-13) to read as follows:
Subsections h-11 an h-12 shall include the following curriculum of
the history of communism in the United States and domestic
communist movements, including their histories and tactics and the
Neo-Marxist roots of Critical Race Theory and the discriminatory
concepts known as "diversity, equity, and inclusion."; and
Discuss the transformation of Marxism into Critical Theory with
students able to discuss topics including but not limited to:
(1) the central ideas of philosophers Antonio Gramsci and Herbert
Marcuse;
(2) the rise and nature of Cultural Marxism;
(3) the rise and nature of Critical Theory; and
(4) the similarities and differences between classical Marxism
and neo-Marxist Critical Theory.
Students are to analyze key developments in neo-Marxist
philosophies and movements in contemporary America.
Students are to discuss the philosophy of Critical Race Theory and
its consequences including but not limited to:
(1) the origins of Critical Race Theory in Communist Party
influence operations;
(2) the key ideas of Critical Race Theory and their social
effects;
(3) the key ideas of Intersectionality and its neo-Marxist framing
in "oppression"; and
(4) the key ideas of Paulo Freire's "pedagogy of the oppressed"
and its neo-Marxist framing in "oppression."
Students are to Discuss fallacies of "Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion" and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives, and their
consequences including but not limited to:
(1) the ideology and neo-Marxist roots of "Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion" (DEI) and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives;
(2) the "Great Awoke-ning" in the United States and the
consequences of DEI initiatives;
(3) rival conceptions of human flourishing promoted by
intellectuals such as Daryl Davis, John McWhorter, and Tabia Lee;
and
(4) the effects of identity politics on traditional American
ideals of liberty, republican self-government, civic virtue, and
individual merit.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027
school year.
SECTION 3. Not later than June 1, 2026, the State Board of
Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential
knowledge and skills of the social studies curriculum as required
by Section 28.002(h-11), Education Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 4. 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.