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AN ACT
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relating to a school district's scope and sequence for subjects in |
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the required curriculum for public school students. |
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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 28.0027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0027. DISTRICT CURRICULUM SCOPE AND SEQUENCE. (a) |
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In adopting a recommended or designated scope and sequence for a |
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subject in the required curriculum under Section 28.002(a) in a |
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particular grade level, a school district shall ensure sufficient |
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time is provided for teachers to teach and students to learn the |
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essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district |
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may not penalize a teacher who does not follow a recommended or |
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designated scope and sequence for a subject in the required |
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curriculum under Section 28.002(a) in a particular grade level |
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based on the teacher's determination that the teacher's students |
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need more or less time in a specific area to demonstrate proficiency |
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in the essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade |
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level. |
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(c) A school district may take appropriate action with |
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respect to a teacher for conduct described by Subsection (b) based |
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on documented evidence of a deficiency in classroom instruction |
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obtained through observation or substantiated and documented |
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third-party information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4310 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4310 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 8, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4310 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |