By:  Grusendorf, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Shapiro)                H.B. No. 319
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2003; 
April 7, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Education; April 28, 2003, reported favorably by the following 
vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 28, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the objectives of public education.                             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 4.001(b), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(b)  The objectives of public education are:                                   
	OBJECTIVE 1:  Parents will be full partners with educators 
in the education of their children.
	OBJECTIVE 2:  Students will be encouraged and challenged to 
meet their full educational potential.
	OBJECTIVE 3:  Through enhanced dropout prevention efforts, 
all students will remain in school until they obtain a high school 
diploma.
	OBJECTIVE 4:  A well-balanced and appropriate curriculum 
will be provided to all students.
	OBJECTIVE 5:  Educators will prepare students to be 
thoughtful, active citizens who have an appreciation for the basic 
values of our state and national heritage and who can understand and 
productively function in a free enterprise society.
	OBJECTIVE 6 [5]:  Qualified and highly effective personnel 
will be recruited, developed, and retained.
	OBJECTIVE 7 [6]:  The state's students will demonstrate 
exemplary performance in comparison to national and international 
standards.
	OBJECTIVE 8 [7]:  School campuses will maintain a safe and 
disciplined environment conducive to student learning.
	OBJECTIVE 9 [8]:  Educators will keep abreast of the 
development of creative and innovative techniques in instruction 
and administration using those techniques as appropriate to improve 
student learning.
	OBJECTIVE 10 [9]:  Technology will be implemented and used 
to increase the effectiveness of student learning, instructional 
management, staff development, and administration.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 
school year.       
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.



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