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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a review by the State Board of Education of the |
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essential knowledge and skills of the career and technology and |
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technology applications curriculums. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Not later than March 1, 2020, the State Board of |
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Education shall: |
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(1) conduct a review of the essential knowledge and |
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skills of the career and technology and technology applications |
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curriculums; and |
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(2) amend the board's rules in the Texas |
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Administrative Code to consolidate the technology applications |
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courses for grades 9 through 12 in 19 T.A.C. Chapter 126, Subchapter |
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C, with the career and technical education courses in 19 T.A.C. |
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Chapter 130, and eliminate duplicative courses while ensuring |
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certifications are aligned with the rigor of each individual |
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course. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |