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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to teacher instructional time. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0025, Education Code, are amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0025. INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. A school district must |
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ensure sufficient time for teachers to teach and for students to |
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learn the required curriculum identified in Section 28.002(a). A |
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school district may not penalize a teacher that does not follow a |
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designated scope and sequence, if the teacher determines that |
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students need additional time or less time to demonstrate |
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proficiency in a specific set of standards. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |