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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring Latino and African-American history as part |
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of the social studies curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through |
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grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum: |
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(1) a foundation curriculum that includes: |
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(A) English language arts; |
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(B) mathematics; |
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(C) science; and |
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(D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United |
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States, and world history, government, and geography; Latino |
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history, African-American history, and |
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(2) an enrichment curriculum that includes: |
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(A) to the extent possible, languages other than |
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English; |
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(B) health, with emphasis on the importance of |
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proper nutrition and exercise; |
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(C) physical education; |
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(D) fine arts; |
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(E) economics, with emphasis on the free |
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enterprise system and its benefits; |
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(F) career and technology education; |
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(G) technology applications; and |
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(H) religious literature, including the Hebrew |
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Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on |
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history and literature. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than March 1, 2010: |
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(1) the commissioner of education shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to administer Section 28.002(a)(D), Education Code, as |
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added by this Act; and |
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(2) Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, each |
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school district shall begin to implement Latino and |
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African-American history into the required social studies |
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curriculum. |
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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, 2009. |