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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 80(R)

House Bill 1700

House Author:  Hilderbran

Effective:  6-15-07

Senate Sponsor:  Fraser


House Bill 1700 amends the Education Code to require the State Board of Education to aid the Outdoor School at Texas Tech University Center at Junction, the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (T-STEM) Center of Texas Tech University, and South Llano River State Park in the joint development of a nature science curriculum for students in grades six through 12.  The bill requires the curriculum to incorporate the essential knowledge and skills for science, math, social studies, and language arts, to the extent practicable and relevant to nature science studies, and it requires the curriculum to be made available through an Internet website.