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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures for the review and selection of certain |
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instructional materials by public school districts and |
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open-enrollment charter schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.1011. LOCAL REVIEW AND SELECTION. (a) Each board |
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of trustees of a school district and governing body of an |
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open-enrollment charter school shall adopt procedures for |
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selecting instructional materials that apply to the selection of |
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instructional materials for English language arts, health, |
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science, and social studies. |
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(b) The procedures adopted under Subsection (a) must |
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include procedures for: |
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(1) providing public notice of any instructional |
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material scheduled for review and selection; |
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(2) providing public access, including electronic |
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access if available, to the instructional material scheduled for |
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review and selection; and |
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(3) conducting a public meeting and allowing public |
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comment regarding any instructional material scheduled for review |
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and selection. |
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(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the procedures |
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adopted must grant public access to the instructional material for |
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at least 30 days before the date the district or school officially |
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selects the instructional material. |
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(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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must use the procedures adopted as required by this section during |
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the year in which instructional material for a subject described by |
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Subsection (a) is selected. |
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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. |