83R810 KKA-D
 
  By: Watson S.B. No. 197
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to procedures applicable to adoption of the public school
  curriculum by the State Board of Education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows:
         (c-3)  The State Board of Education's procedures for
  adopting the essential knowledge and skills of the required
  curriculum under Subsection (c) must provide that:
               (1)  any amendment to the proposed essential knowledge
  and skills of a subject that will be offered during a board meeting
  must be submitted to other board members and, through posting on the
  agency's website and any other appropriate method of providing
  access, made available for public review not later than the third
  business day preceding the date of the board meeting in order to be
  eligible for adoption by a majority of the board members present and
  voting;
               (2)  any amendment described by Subdivision (1) that is
  not submitted to other board members and made available for public
  review by the date and in the manner stated by that subdivision may
  be adopted only by a vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of
  the board; and
               (3)  the board may not vote on final adoption of the
  complete essential knowledge and skills of a subject, as amended by
  board members in accordance with Subdivisions (1) and (2), unless
  at least 24 hours have elapsed since the time at which the final
  amendment was adopted.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.