87(R) HB 3979 - Enrolled version - Texas

1 ACTrelatingto the socialstudiescurriculumin IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATUREOF THE STATEOF ,EducationCode,is amendedbyaddingSubsections(h-2),(h-3),(h -4),and(h-5)to readasfollows:(h-2)AAIn adoptingthe essentialknowledgeand skillsfor thesocialstudiescurriculum,the StateBoardof Educationshalladoptessentialknowledgeand skillsthatdevelopeachstudent s civicknowledge,includingan understandingof:(1)AAthefundamentalmoral ,political,andintellectualfoundationsoft heAmericanexperimentinself-government;(2 )AAthehistory,qualities,traditions,andfe aturesof civicengagementin the UnitedStates;(3)AAthe historyof NativeAmericans;(4)AAthestructure,functi on,andprocessesofgovernmentinstitutionsa t the federal,state,and locallevels;(5)AAthefoundingdocumentsof theUnitedStates,including:(A)AAthe Declarationof Independence;(B)AAthe UnitedStatesConstitution;(C)AAthe FederalistPapers;(D)AAthetranscriptof the firstLincoln-Douglas12345678910111213141 51617181920212223241debate;(E)AAthewriti ngsof andaboutthefoundingfathersandmothersando therfoundingpersonsof theUnitedStates,includingthe writingsof:(i)AAGeorgeWashington;(ii)AAO na Judge;(iii)AAThomasJefferson;(iv)AASally Hemings;and(v)AAanyotherfoundingpersonso f theUnitedStates;(F)AAwritingsfromFrederi ckDouglass snewspaper,theNorthStar;(G)AAthe Bookof Negroes;(H)AAthe FugitiveSlaveActsof 1793and 1850;(I)AAthe IndianRemovalAct;(J)AAThomasJefferson s letterto theDanburyBaptists;and(K)AAWilliamStill sUndergroundRailroadRecords;(6)AAhistori caldocumentsrelatedtothecivicaccomplishm entsof marginalizedpopulations,includingdocumen tsrelatedto:(A)AAthe Chicanomovement;(B)AAwomen s suffrageand equalrights;(C)AAthe civilrightsmovement;(D)AAthe SnyderAct of 1924;and(E)AAthe Americanlabormovement.

2 (7)AAthe historyof whitesupremacy,includingbut notlimitedto the institutionof slavery,the eugenicsmovement,andthe Ku KluxKlan,and the waysin whichit is morallywrong;(8)AAthehistoryandimportanc eof thecivilrightsmovement,includingthe followingdocuments:(A)AAMartinLutherKing Jr. s "LetterfromaBirminghamJail"and "I Havea Dream"speech;(B)AAthefederalCivilRightsA ctof 1964( seq.);(C)AAthe UnitedStatesSupremeCourt s decisioninBrownv. Boardof Education;(D)AAthe EmancipationProclamation;(E)AAthe UniversalDeclarationof HumanRights;(F)AAtheThirteenth,Fourteent h,andFifteenthAmendmentsto the UnitedStatesConstitution;(G)AAtheUnitedS tatesCourtof AppealsfortheNinthCircuitdecisioninMende zv. Westminster;(H)AAFrederickDouglass sNarrativeof the LifeofFrederickDouglass,an AmericanSlave;(I)AAthe lifeand workof CesarChavez;and(J)AAthe lifeand workof DoloresHuerta;(9)AAthe historyand importanceof the women s suffragemovement,includingthe followingdocuments:(A)AAthefederalVoting RightsActof 1965( seq.)

3 ;(B)AAtheFifteenth,Nineteenth,andTwenty- SixthAmendmentsto the UnitedStatesConstitution; (C)AAAbigailAdams s letter"RemembertheLadies";(D)AAthe worksof SusanB. Anthony;and(E)AAthe Declarationof Sentiments;(10)AAthe lifeand worksof Dr. HectorP. Garcia;(11)AAthe AmericanGI Forum;(12)AAthe Leagueof UnitedLatinAmericanCitizens;and(13)AAHer nandezv. Texas (1954).(h-3)AAForanysocialstudiesco ursein therequiredcurriculum:(1)AAa teachermaynotbe compelledto discussaparticularcurrenteventorwidelyde batedandcurrentlycontroversialissueof publicpolicyor socialaffairs;(2)AAa teacherwho choosesto discussa topicdescribedby Subdivision(1)shall,to thebestof theteacher s ability,strivetoexplorethetopicfromdiver seandcontendingperspectiveswithoutgiving deferenceto any one perspective;(3)AAa schooldistrict,open-enrollmentchartersch ool,or teachermay not require,makepartof a course,or awarda gradeor coursecredit,includingextracredit,for a student s:(A)AApoliticalactivism,lobbying,or effortstopersuademembersof thelegislativeor executivebranchat thefederal,state,or locallevelto takespecificactionsby directcommunication;or(B)AAparticipation in any internship,practicum,or similaractivityinvolvingsocialor publicpolicyadvocacy.

4 And(4)AAa teacher,administrator,or otheremployeeof ,schooldistrict,or open-enrollmentcharterschoolmay not:(A)AAberequiredtoengageintraining,or ientation,or therapythatpresentsanyformof raceor sexstereotypingor blameon the basisof raceor sex;(B)AArequireor makepartof a coursethe conceptthat:(i)AAone raceor sex is inherentlysuperiorto anotherraceor sex;(ii)AAanindividual,byvirtueoftheindi vidual s raceor sex,is inherentlyracist,sexist,oroppressive,whe therconsciouslyor unconsciously;(iii)AAan individualshouldbe discriminatedagainstor receiveadversetreatmentsolelyor partlybecauseofthe individual s race;(iv)AAmembersof one raceor sex cannotandshouldnot attemptto treatotherswithoutrespectto raceor sex;(v)AAanindividual smoralcharacter,standing,or worthis necessarilydeterminedby theindividual sraceor sex;(vi)AAanindividual,byvirtueoftheindi vidual s raceor sex,bearsresponsibilityforactionscommitt edin the pastby othermembersof the sameraceor sex;(vii)AAan individualshouldfeeldiscomfort,guilt,ang uish,or anyotherformof psychologicaldistressonaccountof the individual s raceor sex;(viii)AAmeritocracyor traitssuchas a sexistor werecreatedby membersof aparticularraceto oppressmembersof anotherrace;(ix)AAthe adventof slaveryin the territorythatis now the UnitedStatesconstitutedthe truefoundingof theUnitedStates;or(x)AAwithrespectto theirrelationshiptoAmericanvalues,slaver yandracismareanythingotherthandeviations from,betrayalsof,or failuresto liveup to,theauthenticfoundingprinciplesof the UnitedStates,whichincludelibertyand equality;and(C)AArequirean understandingof The 1619 Project.

5 (h-4)AAA stateagency,schooldistrict,or open-enrollmentcharterschoolmaynotaccept privatefundingforthepurposeofdevelopinga curriculum,purchasingor selectingcurriculummaterials,orproviding teachertrainingorprofessionaldevelopment for a coursedescribedby Subsection(h-3)(3).(h-5)AAA schooldistrictor open-enrollmentcharterschoolmay not implement,interpret,or enforceany rulesor studentcodeof conductin a mannerthatwouldresultin thepunishmentof astudentfordiscussing,or havea chillingeffecton studentdiscussionof, the conceptsdescribedby Subsection(h-3)(4). (a)AAExceptas providedby Subsection(b)ofthissection,thisAct appliesbeginningwiththe 2021-2022schoolyear.(b) (h-2),EducationCode,as addedby thisAct,appliesbeginningwiththe laterthanDecember31, 2022,the Educationshallreviewandrevise,as needed,theessentialknowledgeand skillsof the socialstudiescurriculumas requiredby (h-2),EducationCode,as addedby any provisionof thisAct or its applicationto any personor circumstanceis heldinvalid,the invaliditydoesnot affectotherprovisionsor applicationsof thisAct thatcan begiveneffectwithoutthe invalidprovisionor application,and tothisend the provisionsof thisAct are declaredto be takeseffectimmediatelyif it receivesa voteof two-thirdsof all the memberselectedto eachhouse,asprovidedby Section39, ArticleIII, thisAct doesnot receivethe votenecessaryfor immediateeffect,thisAct takeseffectSeptember1, the SenateSpeakerof the HouseAAAAAAI 3979was passedby the Houseon May11, 2021,by the followingvote.

6 AAYeas79, Nays65, 2 present, the HouseAAAI 3979was passedby the Senate,withamendments,on May 22, 2021,by the followingvote:AAYeas18, Nays13; and thatthe Senateadopteda motionto recedefromamendmentsto 3979on May 28, 2021,and 3979to havepassedthe Senatein the sameformin whichit was receivedfromtheHouseby the followingvote:AAYeas18, the