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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of instruction in public schools regarding the |
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Holocaust and identification of best practices regarding that |
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instruction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Education Agency shall conduct or |
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contract for a study of the degree to which public schools are |
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providing instruction to students regarding the Holocaust. |
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(b) The study must include the following components: |
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(1) identification of the grade levels at which |
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instruction regarding the Holocaust is being provided; |
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(2) quantification of the amount of instructional time |
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spent addressing the Holocaust at each affected grade level; |
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(3) a description of the types of materials being used |
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to provide instruction regarding the Holocaust; and |
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(4) identification of school district and campus best |
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practices for providing instruction regarding the Holocaust. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2008, the Texas Education |
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Agency shall: |
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(1) submit a report to the legislature regarding the |
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results of the study required by this section; and |
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(2) include any best practices identified under |
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Subsection (b)(4) of this section in the online clearinghouse |
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established under Section 7.009, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |