Bill Amendment: TX HB3979 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.

Status: 2021-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB3979 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3979-House_Amendment_H_2_19-Capriglione.html

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Amend CSHB 3979 (house committee report) on page 3, lines 2 and 3, strike "and (4)" and substitute:

"a state agency, school district, or school may not teach, instruct, or train any administrator, teacher, staff member, or employee to adopt any of the following concepts:

(A)  one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;

(B)  an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;

(C)  an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race;

(D)  members of one race cannot or should not attempt to treat others without respect to race;

(E)  an individual's moral standing or worth is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex;

(F)  an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;

(G)  an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex;

(H)  meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular race to oppress members of another race;

(I)  fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to a race or sex, or to members of a race or sex because of their race or sex; and

(5)  "