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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of calculator applications in place of graphing |
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calculators in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.904 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.904. USE OF CALCULATOR APPLICATION IN PLACE OF |
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GRAPHING CALCULATOR. (a) A school district shall permit a student |
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enrolled in a course that requires the student to use a graphing |
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calculator to use a calculator application on a computing device, |
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including a personal, laptop, or tablet computer, that provides the |
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same functionality, unless the district makes available to the |
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student a graphing calculator at no cost to the student. |
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(b) A school district may adopt policies related to student |
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use of a computing device under this section. |
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(c) To the extent this section conflicts with Section |
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37.082, this section prevails. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Education Agency is required to |
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implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature |
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appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the |
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legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the Texas Education Agency may, but is not required to, |
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implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations |
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available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |