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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules adopted by the State Board of Education regarding |
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the required curriculum of public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (i) and adding Subsection (j-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(i) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the |
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implementation of this subchapter. Except as provided by this |
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subsection and Subsections [Subsection] (j) and (j-1), the board |
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may not adopt rules that designate the methodology used by a teacher |
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or the time spent by a teacher or a student on a particular task or |
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subject. The board may require that the methodology maximize a |
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specific learning outcome. |
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(j-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require |
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that mathematics courses for kindergarten through grade eight |
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efficiently and thoroughly develop automaticity and individual |
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competency in mathematical computation, including competency in: |
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(1) addition; |
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(2) subtraction; |
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(3) multiplication; |
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(4) division; and |
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(5) related problem-solving skills. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |