Bill Text: TX HB3348 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on Asian American and Pacific Islander students enrolled in public schools.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-15 - Referred to Public Education [HB3348 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3348-Introduced.html
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relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on Asian American | ||
and Pacific Islander students enrolled in public schools. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the | ||
Texas Education Agency. | ||
SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC | ||
ISLANDER STUDENTS. (a) The agency shall conduct a study regarding | ||
students enrolled in public primary and secondary schools in this | ||
state that identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander. | ||
(b) The study must: | ||
(1) identify the number of students enrolled in public | ||
primary and secondary schools that identify as Asian American or | ||
Pacific Islander and assess the students' English language | ||
abilities; | ||
(2) identify any areas in which the needs of Asian | ||
American or Pacific Islander students are not addressed; and | ||
(3) assess whether schools are allocated sufficient | ||
resources to address the needs of Asian American or Pacific | ||
Islander students. | ||
(c) In conducting the study, the agency may solicit input | ||
from parents or guardians, students, teachers, administrators, and | ||
school support staff. | ||
SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December | ||
1, 2024, the agency shall prepare and submit to the legislature a | ||
report on the results of the study conducted under Section 2 of this | ||
Act and any recommendations for legislative or other action. | ||
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION OF ACT. This Act expires September 1, | ||
2025. | ||
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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. |