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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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amending Subsection (c-3) and adding Subsection (c-4 to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-3) In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the |
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technology applications curriculum for grade seven [kindergarten] |
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through grade eight, the State Board of Education shall adopt |
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essential knowledge and skills that include Internet safety, |
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keyboard use, coding, computer programming, computational |
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thinking, and cybersecurity, or that would require the use of |
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electronic devices, digital instruction. The State Board of |
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Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential |
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knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum |
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every five years to ensure the curriculum: |
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(1) is relevant to student education; and |
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(2) aligns with current or emerging professions. |
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(c-4) The board may not adopt essential knowledge and skills |
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that require the use of electronic devices or digital instruction |
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for kindergarten through grade eight for any purpose not required |
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by Subsection (c-3). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2024, 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-3), Education Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |