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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology |
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applications 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. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-7) to read as follows: |
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(c-7) In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the |
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technology applications curriculum for kindergarten through grade |
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12, the State Board of Education shall adopt essential knowledge |
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and skills that include coding for video games. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2022, the State Board |
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of Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential |
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knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum as |
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required by Section 28.002(c-7), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |