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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption and permanent student ownership of |
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low-cost mathematics and science instructional material. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The State Board of Education may adopt a list of |
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mathematics and science instructional material that may be offered |
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to school districts at a low cost. The board may adopt rules for the |
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review and adoption of instructional material under this |
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subsection. Sections 31.022, 31.0221, 31.026, and 31.027 do not |
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apply to instructional material adopted under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.102(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 31.104(i), each [Each] |
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instructional material purchased as provided by this chapter for a |
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school district or an open-enrollment charter school is the |
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property of the district or school. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.104, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (i) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (g) and |
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(i), a student must return all instructional materials to the |
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teacher at the end of the school year or when the student withdraws |
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from school. |
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(i) At the end of the school year, instructional material |
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adopted by the State Board of Education under Section 31.023(c) and |
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purchased by a school district or open-enrollment charter school as |
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a low-cost mathematics or science instructional material becomes |
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the property of the student to whom it was distributed. A school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school may not charge a fee |
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under this subsection. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |