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Amend CSHB 4 as follows:
(1) Strike the text on page 10, lines 18 and 19, and substitute the following:
(c) Each approved instructional material 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 any instructional material content
guidelines adopted by the board under Subsection (d).
(d) The State Board of Education may by rule adopt
guidelines that define general content standards for instructional
materials under this subchapter, including standards related to
curriculum requirements under Section 28.002. The board may reject
any instructional material that does not comply with the
instructional material content standards adopted under this
subsection.
(2) On page 10, line 20, strike "(d)" and substitute "(e)".
(3) On page 29, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following
new section, appropriately numbered, and renumber the following
section accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 31.0252(c), Education Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to instructional materials adopted by the
State Board of Education on or after September 1, 2006.