85R6055 SRS-D
 
  By: Murphy, et al. H.B. No. 1585
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to including student input before the adoption of a major
  curriculum initiative by a school district.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 28.002(g), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (g)  A local instructional plan may draw on state curriculum
  frameworks and program standards as appropriate. Each district is
  encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board of
  Education rule. Each district shall ensure that all children in the
  district participate actively in a balanced curriculum designed to
  meet individual needs. Before the adoption of a major curriculum
  initiative, including the use of a curriculum management system, a
  district must use a process that:
               (1)  includes student and teacher input;
               (2)  provides district employees with the opportunity
  to express opinions regarding the initiative; and
               (3)  includes a meeting of the board of trustees of the
  district at which:
                     (A)  information regarding the initiative is
  presented, including the cost of the initiative and any
  alternatives that were considered; and
                     (B)  members of the public and district employees
  are given the opportunity to comment regarding the initiative.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.