SRC-MSY S.B. 815 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 815
78R6501 SLO-FBy: Van de Putte
Education
3/13/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a school district is required to offer both foundation and
enrichment curricula. However, as a condition of accreditation, a school
district is required to provide instruction using the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in the foundation curriculum, whereas in the
enrichment curriculum, the TEKS standards are only required to be used as
guidelines. As proposed, S.B. 815 repeals language describing the
requirements for the enrichment curriculum and provides that a school
district must provide instruction of certain essential knowledge and
skills in the enrichment curriculum as a condition of accreditation.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 28.002(c), Education Code, by amending a
reference to the "foundation curriculum" to read "required curriculum." 

SECTION 2.  Repealer:  Section 28.002(d), Education Code (requiring the
State Board of Education to identify essential knowledge and skills of
each subject of the enrichment curriculum, and requiring each district to
use the knowledge and skills identified by the SBE as instructional
guidelines). 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.