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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the courses offered in the career and |
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technology education curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.00222 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.00222. INCREASE IN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
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COURSES. (a) Not later than September 1, 2014, the State Board of |
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Education shall ensure that at least six advanced career and |
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technology education courses, including a course in personal |
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financial literacy that is consistent with Section 28.0021 and |
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satisfies statistics, are approved to satisfy a fourth credit in |
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mathematics required for high school graduation. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall |
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review and report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer |
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of each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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responsibility over public primary and secondary education |
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regarding the progress of increasing the number of courses approved |
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for the career and technology education curriculum. The |
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commissioner shall include in the report a detailed description of |
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any new courses, including instructional materials and required |
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equipment, if any. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |