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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to acceptable uses of the instructional materials and |
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technology fund and the instructional materials and technology |
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allotment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.021(c), Education Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 581 (S.B. 810) and 705 (H.B. 3526), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Money in the state instructional materials and |
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technology fund shall be used to: |
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(1) fund the instructional materials and technology |
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allotment, as provided by Section 31.0211; |
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(2) purchase special instructional materials for the |
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education of blind and visually impaired students in public |
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schools; |
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(3) pay the expenses associated with the instructional |
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materials adoption and review process under this chapter; |
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(4) pay the expenses associated with the purchase or |
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licensing of open education resource instructional material; |
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(5) pay the expenses associated with the purchase of |
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instructional material, including [intrastate] freight and |
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shipping and the insurance expenses associated with [intrastate] |
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freight and shipping; |
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(6) fund the technology lending grant program |
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established under Section 32.301; |
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(7) provide funding to the Texas School for the Blind |
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and Visually Impaired, the Texas School for the Deaf, and the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department; and |
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(8) pay the expenses associated with the instructional |
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materials web portal developed under Section 31.081. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (d), funds allotted under this |
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section may be used to: |
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(1) purchase: |
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(A) materials on the list adopted by the |
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commissioner, as provided by Section 31.0231; |
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(B) instructional materials, regardless of |
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whether the instructional materials are on the list adopted under |
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Section 31.024; |
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(C) consumable instructional materials, |
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including workbooks; |
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(D) instructional materials for use in bilingual |
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education classes, as provided by Section 31.029; |
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(E) instructional materials for use in college |
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preparatory courses under Section 28.014, as provided by Section |
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31.031; |
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(F) supplemental instructional materials, as |
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provided by Section 31.035; |
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(G) state-developed open education resource |
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instructional materials, as provided by Subchapter B-1; |
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(H) instructional materials and technological |
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equipment under any continuing contracts of the district in effect |
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on September 1, 2011; [and] |
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(I) technological equipment necessary to support |
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the use of materials included on the list adopted by the |
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commissioner under Section 31.0231 or any instructional materials |
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purchased with an allotment under this section; and |
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(J) inventory software or systems for storing, |
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managing, and accessing instructional materials and analyzing the |
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usage and effectiveness of the instructional materials; and |
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(2) pay: |
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(A) for training educational personnel directly |
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involved in student learning in the appropriate use of |
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instructional materials and for providing for access to |
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technological equipment for instructional use; and |
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(B) the salary and other expenses of an employee |
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who provides technical support for the use of technological |
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equipment directly involved in student learning. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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