Bill Amendment: TX HB1605 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.

Status: 2023-06-13 - See remarks for effective date [HB1605 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB1605-House_Amendment_H_2_6-Rogers.html

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Amend CSHB 1605 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Strike page 5, lines 23 and 24, and substitute the following:

(b)  A school district shall make tests readily available for review by parents in person and teaching materials [and tests] readily available for review by parents both in person and, if

(2)  On page 24, line 3, between "material" and the underlined semicolon, insert ", which may only be submitted for material published by the requesting publisher".

(3)  On page 30, line 27, between "materials" and the opening bracket, insert "in a manner that complies with all applicable state laws and rules relating to procurement by a state agency".

(4)  On page 46, line 25, strike "material that is", and substitute "materials, other than tests or exams, that are".

(5)  Strike page 47, lines 6 through 9 and substitute the following:

(c)  Standards adopted under Subsection (a) may not require:

(1)  a classroom teacher to submit instructional materials developed by the teacher for inclusion in an instructional materials parent portal; or

(2)  an entity hosting an instructional materials parent portal to include tests or exams in the portal.