BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1291 |
By: Geren |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties believe that the public school curriculum should foster the study of the democratic principles underlying the United States government and focus on events that meet a reasonable standard of historical significance. C.S.H.B. 1291 seeks to provide guidance on these issues.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1291 amends the Education Code to require the State Board of Education (SBOE) and each public school district to ensure that the public school curriculum emphasizes an understanding of the principles underlying the form of government of the United States and that each historical event addressed in the public school curriculum meets a reasonable standard of historical significance in relation to the limited amount of available instructional time. This requirement applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
C.S.H.B. 1291 includes among the required materials on the SBOE instructional material list material consistent with the purpose and guidelines of the bill's provisions and statutory provisions relating to curriculum fostering the continuation of the tradition of teaching United States and Texas history and the free enterprise system. This provision applies to instructional materials adopted by the SBOE on or after September 1, 2018.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1291 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. |
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