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By: Dutton (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 4310 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2019; |
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April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 17, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; |
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May 17, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4310 |
By: Hughes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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