Bill Text: TX SB197 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to procedures applicable to adoption of the public school curriculum by the State Board of Education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-29 - Referred to Education [SB197 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB197-Introduced.html

	83R810 KKA-D

	By: Watson	S.B. No. 197



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to procedures applicable to adoption of the public school
	curriculum by the State Board of Education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows:
	(c-3) The State Board of Education's procedures for
	adopting the essential knowledge and skills of the required
	curriculum under Subsection (c) must provide that:
	(1) any amendment to the proposed essential knowledge
	and skills of a subject that will be offered during a board meeting
	must be submitted to other board members and, through posting on the
	agency's website and any other appropriate method of providing
	access, made available for public review not later than the third
	business day preceding the date of the board meeting in order to be
	eligible for adoption by a majority of the board members present and
	voting;
	(2) any amendment described by Subdivision (1) that is
	not submitted to other board members and made available for public
	review by the date and in the manner stated by that subdivision may
	be adopted only by a vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of
	the board; and
	(3) the board may not vote on final adoption of the
	complete essential knowledge and skills of a subject, as amended by
	board members in accordance with Subdivisions (1) and (2), unless
	at least 24 hours have elapsed since the time at which the final
	amendment was adopted.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.