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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to courses in personal financial literacy & economics for |
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high school students in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsections (b-22) and (b-23) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require |
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that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school |
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program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students |
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successfully complete: |
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(1) four credits in English language arts under |
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Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one |
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credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in |
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an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2); |
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(2) three credits in mathematics under Section |
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28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in |
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geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course |
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authorized under Subsection (b-2); |
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(3) three credits in science under Section |
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28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology, one credit in any |
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advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2), and one |
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credit in integrated physics and chemistry or in an additional |
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advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2); |
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(4) three credits in social studies under Section |
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28.002(a)(1)(D), including one credit in United States history, at |
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least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in |
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economics or personal financial literacy & economics, and one |
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credit in world geography or world history; |
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(5) except as provided under Subsections (b-12), |
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(b-13), and (b-14), two credits in the same language in a language |
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other than English under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A); |
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(6) five elective credits; |
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(7) one credit in fine arts under Section |
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28.002(a)(2)(D); and |
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(8) except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one |
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credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C). |
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(b-22) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State |
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Board of Education shall ensure that a personal financial literacy & |
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economics course taken to comply with the curriculum requirement |
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under Subsection (b-1)(4) allocates: |
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(1) two-thirds of instruction time to instruction in |
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personal financial literacy; and |
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(2) one-third of instruction time to instruction in |
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economics. |
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(b-23) The agency shall: |
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(1) develop a list of free, open-source, and publicly |
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available curricula that may be used by a school district to provide |
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a personal financial literacy & economics course that satisfies the |
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curriculum requirement under Subsection (b-1)(4); and |
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(2) seek, accept, and spend any federal or private |
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grant funds and gifts that are available for the purpose of |
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providing a personal financial literacy & economics course as part |
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of the foundation high school program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2022-2023 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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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