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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional |
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materials by public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.0211(f), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) Funds allotted under this section may not be used to |
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purchase instructional material that: |
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(1) contains obscene or harmful content or would |
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otherwise cause the school district to which the funds were |
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allotted to be unable to submit the certification required under |
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Section 31.1011(a)(1)(B); or |
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(2) is on the list of rejected instructional materials |
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maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022(a). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.024. LIMITATION ON THE ADOPTION AND USE OF |
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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. A school district may not adopt or |
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otherwise use instructional material included on the list of |
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rejected instructional materials maintained by the State Board of |
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Education under Section 31.022(a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.073, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b) and amending Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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only adopt or otherwise use an open education resource |
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instructional material that is not included on the list of rejected |
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instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education |
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under Section 31.022(a). |
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(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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adopt open education resource instructional material that complies |
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with Subsection (b) at any time. |
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SECTION 4. Section 31.106, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.106. USE OF LOCAL FUNDS. In addition to any |
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instructional material selected under this chapter, a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school may use local funds to |
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purchase any instructional materials not included on the list of |
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rejected instructional materials maintained by the State Board of |
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Education under Section 31.022(a). |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |