HB 3048
AN ACT relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Requires the Texas State Board of Education to update social studies curriculum by March 1, 2026, to include age-appropriate instruction on the history of persons with disabilities and the disability rights movement. This curriculum revision will ensure that students learn about the experiences, challenges, and achievements of people with disabilities across different grade levels, promoting greater understanding and awareness of disability history and rights.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Not later than March 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall revise the essential knowledge and skills for social studies as necessary to require, as age and grade-level (1) the history of persons with disabilities; and (2) the disability rights movement in the United 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. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of
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