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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a center for the study of advanced |
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instructional methods. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0767 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0767. CENTER FOR STUDY OF ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL |
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METHODS. (a) The board, in collaboration with public school |
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educators and faculty and staff of institutions of higher |
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education, shall establish and operate a center for the study and |
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development of advanced instructional methods and standards |
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intended to provide for the educational needs of students in public |
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schools and institutions of higher education and the workplace |
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needs of employers in the 21st century. |
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(b) In carrying out its mission, the center shall provide |
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services to officers and employees, as applicable, of school |
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districts, charter schools, regional education service centers, |
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the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, the State |
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Board for Educator Certification, and institutions of higher |
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education by: |
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(1) studying and developing methods to improve |
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standards, instruction, and assessments in public schools and |
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institutions of higher education and disseminating information |
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concerning those methods; |
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(2) supporting the design and implementation of |
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technology-based instructional strategies and of professional |
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development for educators in using those strategies; and |
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(3) based on the best available research, adopting and |
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disseminating recommendations for improving the effectiveness of |
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instruction in public schools and institutions of higher education |
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through the use of technology-based instructional strategies. |
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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. |