SB3-I

1 BILLTO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelatingto the socialstudiescurriculumin IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATUREOF THE STATEOF , Chapter21,EducationCode,isamendedby readas (a)To facilitatethe teachingof (h-2)and(h-3),thecommissionershalldevelo pandmakeavailablecivicstrainingprogramsf or teachersand administrators.(b)AAA civicstrainingprogramdevelopedunderthiss ectionmustincludetrainingin:(1)AAthe essentialknowledgeand skillsfor the socialstudiescurriculumrelatedto (h-2);(2)AAguidedclassroomdiscussionof currentevents, (h-3);(3)AAclassroomsimulationsandmodels of governmentalanddemocraticprocessesconsis tentwiththerequirementsandrestrictionsof (h-2)and (h-3);(4)AAmedialiteracy,includinginstru ctiononverifyinginformationandsourcesand identifyingpropaganda, (h-3);and1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232487S10388 ANG-D1(5)AAstrategiesforincorporatingciv icsinstructionintosubjectareasotherthans ocialstudies.(c)AAThecommissionerby ruleshallestablishthegradelevelsat whicha teacherprovidesinstructionto be eligibletoparticipatein a makingthedetermination,thecommissionersh allincludegradelevelsforwhichthe StateBoardof (h-2).

2 (d)AAEachcivicstrainingprogramdevelopedu nderSubsection(a) mustbe reviewedand approvedby the StateBoardof boardshallannuallyrevieweachprogram.(e)A AEachschooldistrictand open-enrollmentcharterschoolshallensuret hateachdistrictor schoolcampusthatoffersa gradeleveldescribedby Subsection(c) has at leastone teacherand oneprincipalor campusinstructionalleaderwho has attendeda schooldistrictsand open-enrollmentcharterschoolsin complyingwiththerequirementsof thissubsection.(f)AAFromfundsavailablefo rthatpurpose,a teacherwhoattendsa civicstrainingprogrammay receivea stipendin an amountdeterminedby stipendreceivedunderthissectionis not includedin determiningwhethera districtis payingthe teacherthe (g)AAThe commissionermay delayimplementationof Subsection(e) to a schoolyearnot laterthanthe 2025-2026schoolyearif therevisionof (h-2)or the availabilityofcivicstrainingprogramsdoes not occurin a mannerthatreasonablyaffordspublicschools the abilityto complywiththatsubsectionby an , (h-2),EducationCode,as ,Actsof the 87thLegislature,RegularSession,2021,and effectiveSeptember1, 2021,is amendedto readas follows:(h-2)AAIn adoptingthe essentialknowledgeand skillsfor thesocialstudiescurriculumforeachgradele velfromkindergartenthroughgrade12,theSta teBoardof Educationshalladoptessentialknowledgeand skillsthatdevelopeachstudent s civicknowledge,including:(1)AAan understandingof.

3 (A)A[(1)]AAthefundamentalmoral,political ,andintellectualfoundationsoftheAmerican experimentinself-government;(B)A[(2)]AAt hehistory,qualities,traditions,and featuresof civicengagementin the UnitedStates;(C)A[(3)AAthe historyof NativeAmericans;[(4)]AAthestructure,func tion,andprocessesofgovernmentinstitution sat the federal,state,and locallevels;(D)A[(5)]AAthefoundingdocume ntsof theUnitedStates,including:(i)A[(A)]AAthe Declarationof Independence;(ii)A[(B)]AAthe UnitedStatesConstitution;(iii)A[(C)]AAth eFederalistPapers, and 51;(iv)AAexcerptsfromAlexisde Tocqueville sDemocracyin America;(v)A[(D)]AAthetranscriptofthefir stLincoln-Douglasdebate;and(vi)A[(E)]AAt he writingsof [andabout]thefoundingfathers[andmothersa ndotherfoundingpersons]of theUnitedStates;and(E)AAthe historyand importanceof:(i)AAthe federalCivilRightsAct of 1964( seq.);(ii)AAtheThirteenth,Fourteenth,and NineteenthAmendmentsto the UnitedStatesConstitution;(iii)AAthecompl exityofthehistoricrelationshipbetweenTex asand Mexico;and(iv)AAthediversityoftheHispani cpopulationin Texas;(2)AAthe abilityto:(A)AAanalyzeanddeterminetherel iabilityofinformationsources;(B)AAformul ateand articulatereasonedpositions;(C)AAunderst andthe mannerin whichlocal,state,andfederalgovernmentwor ksandoperatesthroughtheuseofsimulationsa nd modelsof governmentaland democraticprocesses;(D)AAactivelylistena ndengageincivildiscourse,includingdiscou rsewiththosewithdifferentviewpoints; (E)AAresponsiblyparticipateas a citizenin aconstitutionaldemocracy;and(F)AAeffecti velyengagewithgovernmentalinstitutionsat the local,state,and federallevels;and(3)AAan appreciationof:(A)AAtheimportanceandresp onsibilityofparticipatingin civiclife;(B)AAa commitmentto theUnitedStatesanditsformof government.]

4 And(C)AAa commitmenttofreespeechandcivildiscourse[ ,includingthe writingsof:[(i)AAGeorgeWashington;[(ii)A AOna Judge;[(iii)AAThomasJefferson;[(iv)AASal lyHemings;and[(v)AAanyotherfoundingperso nsof theUnitedStates;[(F)AAwritingsfromFreder ickDouglass snewspaper,theNorthStar;[(G)AAthe Bookof Negroes;[(H)AAthe FugitiveSlaveActsof 1793and 1850;[(I)AAthe IndianRemovalAct;[(J)AAThomasJefferson s letterto theDanburyBaptists;and[(K)AAWilliamStill sUndergroundRailroadRecords;[(6) marginalizedpopulations,includingdocumen tsrelatedto:[(A)AAthe Chicanomovement;[(B)AAwomen s suffrageand equalrights;[(C)AAthe civilrightsmovement;[(D)AAthe SnyderAct of 1924;and[(E)AAthe Americanlabormovement;[(7)AAthe historyof whitesupremacy,includingbut notlimitedto the institutionof slavery,the eugenicsmovement,andthe Ku KluxKlan,and the waysin whichit is morallywrong;[(8)AAthehistoryandimportan ceof thecivilrightsmovement,includingthe followingdocuments:[(A)AAMartinLutherKin gJr. s "LetterfromaBirminghamJail"and "I Havea Dream"speech;[(B)AAthefederalCivilRights Actof 1964( seq.)]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

5 ;[(C)AAtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt s decisioninBrownv. Boardof Education;[(D)AAthe EmancipationProclamation;[(E)AAthe UniversalDeclarationof HumanRights;[(F)AAtheThirteenth,Fourteen th,andFifteenthAmendmentsto the UnitedStatesConstitution;[(G)AAtheUnited StatesCourtof AppealsfortheNinthCircuitdecisioninMende zv. Westminster;[(H)AAFrederickDouglass sNarrativeof theLifeof FrederickDouglass,an AmericanSlave;[(I)AAthe lifeand workof CesarChavez; [(J)AAthe lifeand workof DoloresHuerta;[(9)AAthehistoryandimporta nceofthewomen ssuffragemovement,includingthe followingdocuments:[(A)AAthefederalVotin gRightsActof 1965( seq.);[(B)AAthe Fifteenth,Nineteenth,and Twenty-SixthAmendmentsto the UnitedStatesConstitution;[(C)AAAbigailAd ams s letter"RemembertheLadies";[(D)AAthe worksof SusanB. Anthony;and[(E)AAthe Declarationof Sentiments;[(10)AAthe lifeand worksof Garcia;[(11)AAthe AmericanGI Forum;[(12)AAtheLeagueof UnitedLatinAmericanCitizens;and[(13)AAHe rnandezv. Texas(1954)].]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

6 ,EducationCode,as effectiveSeptember1, 2021,is amendedby amendingSubsections(h-3)and(h-4)and addingSubsections(h-6)and (h-7)to readas follows:(h-3)AAFor any socialstudiescourseor subject,includinganinnovativecourse,fora gradelevelfromkindergartenthroughgrade12 [in the requiredcurriculum]:(1)AAa teachermaynotbe compelledto discussaparticularcurrenteventorwidelyde batedandcurrentlycontroversialissueof publicpolicyor socialaffairs;(2)AAa teacherwho choosesto discussa topicdescribedby Subdivision(1)shall,to thebestof theteacher s ability, explorethat[the]topicfromdiverseandconte ndingperspectiveswithoutgivingdeferencet o 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)AAworkfor,affiliationwith,or servicelearningin associationwithany organizationengagedin:(i)AAlobbyingforle gislationatthefederal,state,or locallevel;or(ii)AAsocialpolicyadvocacyo rpublicpolicyadvocacy;(B)AApoliticalacti vism,lobbying,or effortstopersuademembersof thelegislativeor executivebranchat thefederal,state,or locallevelto takespecificactionsby directcommunication;or(C)A[(B)]AApartici pationinanyinternship,practicum,or similaractivityinvolvingsocialpolicyadvo cacyorpublicpolicyadvocacy.

7 And(4)AAa teacher,administrator,or otheremployeeof astateagency,schooldistrict,or open-enrollmentcharterschoolmay not:(A)AArequire,or makepartof a course,conceptsthatserveto inculcate[berequiredto engagein training,orientation,or therapythatpresentsanyformof raceor sexstereotypingor blameon the basisof raceor sex];(B)AAteach,instruct,or trainany administrator,teacher,or staffmemberof a stateagency,schooldistrict, adopt[requireor makepartof acourse]the 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 raceor sex;(iv)AA[membersof one raceor sex cannotandshouldnot attemptto treatotherswithoutrespectto raceor sex;[(v)]AAanindividual s moralcharacter,standing,or worthis necessarilydeterminedby theindividual sraceor sex;(v)A[(vi)]AAan individual,by virtueof theindividual s raceor sex,bearsresponsibilityforactionscommitt edin the pastby othermembersof the sameraceor sex;(vi)A[(vii)]AAanindividualshouldfeel discomfort,guilt,anguish,or anyotherformof psychologicaldistresson accountof the individual s raceor sex;(vii)A[(viii)]AAmeritocracyor traitssuchas a hardworkethicare racistor sexistor werecreatedby membersof a particularraceto oppressmembersof anotherrace;(viii)A[(ix)]AAthe adventof slaveryin theterritorythatis nowtheUnitedStatesconstitutedthetruefoun dingof the UnitedStates; (ix)A[(x)]AAwithrespecttotheirrelationsh ipto Americanvalues,slaveryandracismareanythi ngotherthandeviationsfrom,betrayalsof, or failuresto liveup to,theauthenticfoundingprinciplesof theUnitedStates,whichincludelibertyand equality;and(C)AArequirean understandingof The 1619 Project.]

8 (h-4)AAA stateagency,schooldistrict,or open-enrollmentcharterschoolmaynotaccept privatefundingforthepurposeofdevelopinga curriculum,purchasingor selectingcurriculummaterials,orproviding teachertrainingorprofessionaldevelopment fora coursedescribedby Subsections[Subsection](h-3)(3)and (4).(h-6)AASubsection(h-3)(3)may not be construedto applyto astudent s participationin communitycharitableprojects,suchasbuildi ngcommunitygardens,volunteeringat localfoodbanks,orotherserviceprojects.(h -7)AAThe agencyshallensurethateachschooldistricto ropen-enrollmentcharterschoolteachescivi cseducationas partofthedistrict s socialstudiescurriculumin a mannerconsistentwiththeessentialknowledg eandskillsadoptedunderSubsection(h-2). (h-2),EducationCode,as ,Actsof the 87thLegislature,2021,is redesignatedas (h-8),EducationCode,to readas follows:(h-8)A[(h-2)]AAInprovidinginstru ctionregardingthefoundingdocumentsof the UnitedStatesas describedby Subsection(h-1)(4),a schooldistrictor thosedocumentsas partof the instructionalmaterialsfor (a)Exceptas providedby Subsection(b) of thissection,thisAct appliesbeginningwiththe 2021-2022schoolyear.

9 (b) (h-2),EducationCode,as addedby ,Actsof the87thLegislature,RegularSession,2021,e ffectiveSeptember1, 2021,andas amendedby thisAct,appliesbeginningwiththe laterthanDecember31, 2022,the StateBoardof Educationshallreviewandrevise,as needed,theessentialknowledgeand skillsof the socialstudiescurriculumas requiredby (h-2),EducationCode,as addedby ,Actsof the87thLegislature,RegularSession,2021,e ffectiveSeptember1, 2021,and as amendedby 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 , 2021,if itreceivesa voteof two-thirdsof allthememberselectedto eachhouse,as providedby Section39, ArticleIII, thisAct doesnot receivethe votenecessaryfor effecton thatday,thisAct takeseffecton the 91stday afterthe lastday of