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78R13621 T
By: Madden, Driver, Howard, et al. H.B. No. 1172
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1172:
By: Madden C.S.H.B. No. 1172
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public school textbooks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.0221 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.0221. REVIEW OF TEXTBOOKS FOR CERTAIN CONTENT. (a)
In addition to the procedures otherwise provided by this
subchapter, the State Board of Education may by rule provide for a
process under which textbooks are reviewed by the board to
determine compliance with the requirements of Section 28.002(h).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
the State Board of Education by majority vote may reject a textbook
for placement on a conforming or nonconforming list if the textbook
is determined through the process authorized by Subsection (a) to
not comply with the requirements of Section 28.002(h).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and
applies to each textbook submitted for adoption in response to a
proclamation issued by the State Board of Education on or after that
date.