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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a |
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school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (g), Section 28.002, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A local instructional plan may draw on state curriculum |
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frameworks and program standards as appropriate. Each district is |
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encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board of |
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Education rule. Each district shall ensure that all children in the |
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district participate actively in a balanced curriculum designed to |
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meet individual needs. Before the adoption of a major curriculum |
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initiative, including the use of a curriculum management system, a |
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district must use a process that: |
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(1) includes teacher input; |
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(2) provides district employees with the opportunity |
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to express opinions regarding the initiative; and |
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(3) includes a meeting of the board of trustees of the |
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district at which: |
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(A) information regarding the initiative is |
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presented, including the cost of the initiative and any |
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alternatives that were considered; and |
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(B) members of the public and district employees |
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are given the opportunity to comment regarding the initiative. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |