TITLE: Relating to public school textbooks for career and technology education.

SUMMARY: Relating to public school textbooks for career and technology education.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to public school textbooks for career and technology education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 31.022, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the board shall issue a request for production of textbooks for career and technology education not later than the date that would permit new textbooks in that subject to be available in classrooms beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. This subsection expires September 1, 2013. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.