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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school curriculum standards and assessment |
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instruments. |
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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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adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), and (b-4) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) In this section, "common core state standards" means |
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the national curriculum standards developed by the Common Core |
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State Standards Initiative. |
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(b-2) The State Board of Education may not adopt common core |
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state standards to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter. |
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(b-3) A school district may not use common core state |
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standards to comply with the requirement to provide instruction in |
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the essential knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels |
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under Subsection (c). |
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(b-4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be |
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required to offer any aspect of a common core state standards |
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curriculum. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a-3) The agency may not adopt or develop a |
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criterion-referenced assessment instrument under this section |
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based on common core state standards as defined by Section |
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28.002(b-1). |
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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, 2013. |