TITLE: Relating to inclusion of certain goals adopted by the United Nations in the public school curriculum.

SUMMARY: Relating to inclusion of certain goals adopted by the United Nations in the public school curriculum.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to inclusion of certain goals adopted by the United Nations in the public school curriculum. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: (x) The State Board of Education by rule shall require each school district to incorporate into the district's curriculum the 17 sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations to transform the world. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. SECTION 3. 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.