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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inclusion of a course on the United States Constitution |
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and the Texas Constitution in the curriculum requirements for |
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public high school students. |
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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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adding Subsection (b-24) to read as follows: |
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(b-24) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules |
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requiring students enrolled in high school to complete a course on |
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the United States Constitution and the Texas Constitution as part |
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of a school district's social studies curriculum. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.025(b-24), Education Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies beginning with students who enter the ninth |
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grade during the 2023-2024 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, 2023. |