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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptable uses of the instructional materials and |
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technology fund and the review of certain instructional materials |
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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. Section 31.021(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Money in the state instructional materials and |
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technology fund shall be used to: |
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(1) fund the instructional materials and technology |
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allotment, as provided by Section 31.0211; |
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(2) purchase special instructional materials for the |
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education of blind and visually impaired students in public |
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schools; |
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(3) pay the expenses associated with the instructional |
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materials adoption and review process under this chapter; |
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(4) pay the expenses associated with the purchase or |
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licensing of open education resource instructional material; |
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(5) pay the expenses associated with the purchase of |
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instructional material, including freight and shipping and the |
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insurance expenses associated with freight and shipping; |
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(6) fund the technology lending grant program |
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established under Section 32.301; |
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(7) provide funding to the Texas School for the Blind |
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and Visually Impaired, the Texas School for the Deaf, and the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department; [and] |
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(8) pay the expenses associated with the instructional |
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materials web portal developed under Section 31.081; and |
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(9) pay the expenses associated with the review of |
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instructional materials under Section 31.0222. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.0222 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0222. REVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL NOT |
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SUBMITTED BY PUBLISHER. (a) At any time, the State Board of |
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Education may review an instructional material not submitted by a |
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publisher. A review under this section does not require a board |
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proclamation. |
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(b) A review under this section must: |
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(1) include a determination of the percentage of the |
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elements of the essential knowledge and skills of the subject and |
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grade level covered for the instructional material as provided |
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under Section 31.023(a-1); and |
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(2) be made available to school districts and the |
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public. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |