SB 2249
AN ACT relating to references to years in instructional material used in
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to references to years in instructional material used in
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to references to years in instructional material used in BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 31.004 to read as follows: Sec. 31.004. (a) Instructional material selected for use (1) shall refer to years as being "BC" or "AD," as (2) shall not refer to years as being "BCE" or "CE." (b) This section does not prohibit the use of instructional material that explains the meaning of "BCE" or "CE." SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to instructional material acquired on or after the effective date of this Act. Instructional material acquired before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the instructional material was acquired, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
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Haley Cornyn
Gavin L. Massingill
Darlene Brugnoli
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Hadley
Clayton Pope
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to references to years in instructional material used in
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