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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the African American studies |
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advisory board by the State Board of Education. |
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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 28.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.019. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES ADVISORY BOARD. (a) |
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In this section, "board" means the African American studies |
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advisory board. |
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(b) The State Board of Education shall establish and |
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maintain an African American studies advisory board for the purpose |
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of broadening the content in social studies courses to include |
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citizenship, culture, economics, science, technology, geography, |
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and politics as it relates to the history of African Americans. |
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(c) The board is composed of 10 academic professionals as |
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follows: |
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(1) two members appointed by the governor; |
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(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives; and |
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(4) four members appointed by the State Board of |
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Education. |
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(d) Members of the board serve staggered two-year terms, |
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with the terms of five members expiring on December 1 of each year. |
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Members may be reappointed at the end of a term. |
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(e) The members of the State Board of Education shall elect |
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a presiding officer for the board from among the four members |
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appointed by the State Board of Education. The board shall hold |
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meetings at the call of the presiding officer. |
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(f) The board shall: |
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(1) advise and provide recommendations to the State |
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Board of Education on curriculum related to African American |
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history and culture; and |
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(2) review, approve, and propose changes to content |
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contained in social studies textbooks relating to African American |
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history and culture for kindergarten through grade 12. |
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(g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall |
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prepare and submit a written report to the governor, the |
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legislature, and the State Board of Education that includes: |
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(1) a summary of the board's work throughout the year; |
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(2) any information provided to the State Board of |
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Education under Subsection (f); and |
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(3) recommendations for legislative action. |
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(h) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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advisory board established under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2021, the African |
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American Studies Advisory Board established under Section 28.019, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, shall hold its first meeting. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |