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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a survey of public schools regarding Holocaust |
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Remembrance Week instruction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.90725 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.90725. SURVEY ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK |
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INSTRUCTION. (a) In this section, "advisory commission" means the |
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Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. |
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(b) The advisory commission, with the assistance of the |
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agency, shall conduct a survey of school districts to review the |
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implementation at each district of Holocaust Remembrance Week |
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instruction under Section 29.9072. |
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(c) The survey must request information from at least half |
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of the campuses in a surveyed school district regarding Holocaust |
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Remembrance Week instruction, including: |
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(1) the extent to which the campus participates in |
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Holocaust Remembrance Week; |
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(2) the familiarity of the educators and |
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administrators at each campus with the materials and resources |
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available from the advisory commission and other local institutions |
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dedicated to Holocaust education to support instruction during |
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Holocaust Remembrance Week; and |
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(3) any additional materials or resources the campus |
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would find useful to support instruction during Holocaust |
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Remembrance Week, including professional development for |
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educators, lessons plans, or other classroom resources. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2024, the advisory commission |
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shall submit to the legislature a written report that includes the |
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survey's findings and any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |