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AN ACT
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relating to parental access to public school virtual instruction |
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and instructional materials for virtual and remote learning. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.006(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A parent is entitled to: |
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(1) review all teaching materials, instructional |
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materials, and other teaching aids used in the classroom of the |
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parent's child, including while the child is participating in |
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virtual or remote learning; [and] |
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(2) review each test administered to the parent's |
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child after the test is administered; and |
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(3) observe virtual instruction while the parent's |
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child is participating in virtual or remote learning to the same |
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extent the parent would be entitled to observe in-person |
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instruction of the child. |
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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, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 348 passed the Senate on |
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May 5, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 348 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |