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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the commissioner of education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.055(b), Education Code, is amended by |
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adding paragraph (42) to read as follows: |
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(42) The commissioner shall teach one week in each grade |
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from kindergarten through 12th grade each fiscal year. The |
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commissioner shall teach for one continuous week in each grade. The |
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commissioner shall file a statement with the appropriate committees |
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in the senate and the house of representatives having primary |
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jurisdiction over the agency upon completion of the 13 weeks of |
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teaching. The duty of the commissioner under this paragraph may not |
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be delegated under Subsection (b) (5) of this Section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |