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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to proclamations issued by the State Board of Education |
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for instructional materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (1-b) to read as follows: |
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(1-b) "Proclamation" means a request for production of |
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new instructional materials issued by the State Board of Education. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.022, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) and amending Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) Proclamations may be issued only during the second |
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year of a biennium. For any biennium, the board may only issue |
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proclamations for instructional materials in which the total |
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projected cost of instructional materials under the proclamations |
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does not exceed 75 percent of the total amount used to fund the |
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instructional materials allotment under Section 31.0211 for that |
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biennium. |
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(b-2) The board shall issue a proclamation for only |
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supplemental instructional materials instead of a proclamation for |
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instructional materials that are not supplemental if the |
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supplemental instructional materials are sufficient for the |
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subject addressed in the proclamation. |
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(f) The board shall amend any proclamation [request for
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production] issued for the purchase of instructional materials to |
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conform to the instructional materials funding levels provided by |
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the General Appropriations Act for the year of implementation and |
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to comply with Subsection (b-1). |
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SECTION 3. 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. |