BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.S.B. 826 |
By: Taylor, Larry |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties suggest that a certain change is needed to the law relating to the sequencing of required English language arts courses and mathematics courses in schools to allow flexibility and personalization of learning for students. C.S.S.B. 826 seeks to make that change for that purpose.
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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.S.B. 826 amends Section 28.025(b-2), Education Code, as amended by Chapters 211 (H.B. 5) and 214 (H.B. 2201), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, to harmonize the amendments made by those acts and to remove a student's successful completion of English I, II, and III as a prerequisite to the student complying with the curriculum requirement for an advanced English course and a student's successful completion of Algebra I and geometry as a prerequisite to compliance with the curriculum requirement for an advanced mathematics course, as provided by the State Board of Education. The bill's provisions apply beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
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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 SENATE ENGROSSED AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.S.B. 826 may differ from the engrossed in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the engrossed and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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