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By: King of Taylor (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) |
H.B. No. 1431 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015; |
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May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of a career-oriented foreign language |
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program that public schools may offer. |
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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 Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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(t) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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commissioner of higher education and business and industry leaders, |
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shall develop an advanced language course that a school district |
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may use in the curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(A) to provide |
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students with instruction in industry-related terminology that |
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prepares students to communicate in a language other than English |
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in a specific professional, business, or industry environment. |
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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, 2015. |
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