78R6199 BDH-F

By:  Howard                                                       H.B. No. 1447



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the State Board of Education review of public school 
textbooks. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 31.023, Education Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  Each textbook on a conforming or nonconforming list 
must:        
		(1)  be free from factual errors, including errors of 
commission or omission related to viewpoint discrimination or 
special interest advocacy on major issues, as determined by the 
State Board of Education; and
		(2)  comply with textbook content guidelines adopted by 
the board under Subsection (c).
	(c)  The State Board of Education shall by rule adopt 
guidelines that define general textbook content standards under 
this subchapter, including standards related to curriculum 
requirements under Section 28.002.  The board shall reject any 
textbook that does not comply with the textbook content standards 
adopted under this subsection.
	SECTION 2.  Section 31.023(b), Education Code, as amended by 
this Act, applies only to textbooks adopted by the State Board of 
Education on or after September 1, 2004.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.