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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a Texas water resources program component of the |
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science curriculum used in public schools in certain grade levels. |
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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 (bb) to read as follows: |
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(bb) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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Texas Water Development Board, shall develop a Texas water |
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resources program that a school district shall use in the |
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district's eighth grade science curriculum. The program must: |
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(1) address water conservation, including the |
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importance of water conservation and water conservation |
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strategies; |
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(2) address innovative water projects; |
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(3) address information regarding surface water, |
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groundwater, and the water cycle; and |
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(4) be sequenced and paced for one semester or term. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than May 1, 2018, the State Board |
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of Education shall develop a Texas water resources program as |
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provided by Section 28.002(bb), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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(b) A school district shall use the Texas water resources |
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program developed by the State Board of Education as provided by |
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Section 28.002(bb), Education Code, as added by this Act, beginning |
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with the 2018-2019 school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |