HB 4428
AN ACT relating to the approval of innovative courses by the State Board of
House Bill • Davis, Aicha
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the approval of innovative courses by the State Board of
Bill Text
relating to the approval of innovative courses by the State Board of BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.015 to read as follows: Sec. 28.015. APPROVAL OF INNOVATIVE COURSES. The State Board of Education shall place on the board's agenda and consider for approval an innovative course for which a school district or open-enrollment charter school has submitted to the board an application for approval not later than the later of: (1) the end of the school year immediately following the school year during which the course was piloted; or (2) the first anniversary of the date on which the district or school submitted the application. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the approval of innovative courses by the State Board of
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