Bill Text: TX SB801 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the development of an agriculture education program for public elementary schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB801 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB801-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 801 |
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relating to the development of an agriculture education program for | ||
public elementary schools. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 29.926 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 29.926. AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
agency shall develop an agriculture education program for | ||
elementary school students to encourage appreciation and improve | ||
students' understanding of agriculture. In developing the program, | ||
the agency shall coordinate with: | ||
(1) the Department of Agriculture; and | ||
(2) nonprofit organizations with expertise in | ||
agriculture education, as identified by the agency. | ||
(b) The agency shall develop a list of agriculture education | ||
programs approved by the agency and the State Board of Education | ||
that may be used as part of the curriculum for elementary school | ||
students. A program included on the list must be available to an | ||
elementary school at no cost to the school district or | ||
open-enrollment charter school. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the Senate on | ||
April 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the House on | ||
May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 6, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |