By: Dutton H.B. No. 4310
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to teacher instructional time.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 28.0025, Education Code, are amended to
  read as follows:
         
         Sec. 28.0025.  INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.  A school district must
  ensure sufficient time for teachers to teach and for students to
  learn the required curriculum identified in Section 28.002(a).  A
  school district may not penalize a teacher that does not follow a
  designated scope and sequence, if the teacher determines that
  students need additional time or less time to demonstrate
  proficiency in a specific set of standards.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.