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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of additional instruction that may be |
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used by a public school after administration of all state-required |
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assessment instruments for the school year. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0162 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0162. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION OFFERED AFTER |
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ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) For each topic |
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described by Subsection (b), the State Board of Education shall |
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develop and make available to each school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school additional instruction intended for |
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use during the period of a school year occurring after the |
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completion of the administration of all assessment instruments |
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required under Section 39.023 for that school year. |
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(b) The topics for the additional instruction must include: |
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(1) personal financial literacy; |
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(2) computer coding; and |
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(3) cybersecurity. |
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(c) The State Board of Education may contract with a public |
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or private entity to develop the additional instruction under this |
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section. |
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(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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elect to use all or any part of the additional instruction developed |
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under this section during the period described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the State Board |
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of Education shall develop and make available to each school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school the additional |
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instruction required under Section 28.0162, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |