TITLE: Relating to general content standards for instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.

SUMMARY: Relating to general content standards for instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to general content standards for instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 31.0243 to read as follows: Sec. 31.0243. GENERAL CONTENT STANDARDS. (a) The State Board of Education by majority vote may adopt general content standards for instructional materials. (b) If the State Board of Education adopts general content standards under Subsection (a), the board may require an instructional material to comply with those standards as a condition of the board's adoption of the instructional material under Section 31.024 or 31.035. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.