Instructional materials: social content reviews.
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SB 302 — Instructional materials: social content reviews.
Last action — Hearing postponed by committee.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. Existing law requires the state board, in reviewing and adopting instructional materials, to use specified criteria, and ensure that, in its judgment, the submitted basic instructional materials meet all of the specified criteria, including, but not limited to, compliance with the specified requirements and guidelines for social content. This bill would require the state board to adopt regulations to govern the social content reviews conducted at the request of a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials outside the primary instructional material adoption process. The bill would authorize the State Department of Education to contract with agents to conduct the specified social content reviews and require the department to assess a fee for the review that meets specified requirements, including notice to publishers and manufacturers. The bill would also require the state board to inform the Chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Education, the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction of content that it interprets to be the result of certain changes made to the Texas Administrative Code. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2017. This bill would require the state board, upon the next adoption of the history-social science curriculum framework, to ensure that the framework is consistent with specified provisions governing instructional materials. This bill would also make specified findings and declarations.
Bill Text
- Amended 07/13/11 - Amended Assembly Current pdf July 13, 2011
- Amended 05/31/11 - Amended Senate pdf May 31, 2011
- Amended 05/03/11 - Amended Senate pdf May 03, 2011
- Amended 04/25/11 - Amended Senate pdf April 25, 2011
- Introduced 02/14/11 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2011
- SB302 View text html
Action History
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Hearing postponed by committee.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 6).
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 1237.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1115.) (May 26).
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Set for hearing May 26.
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Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 16.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 759.) (April 27).
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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Set for hearing April 27.
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Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing April 13.
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Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing March 30.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Yee · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Yee
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 27% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Halderman | — | Not Voting |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Nay |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 38% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Not Voting |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Emmerson | — | Nay |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Nay |
| La Malfa | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 22% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Emmerson | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 30% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Not Voting |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 302 do?
- Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. Existing law requires the state board, in reviewing and adopting instructional materials, to use specified criteria, and ensure that, in its judgment, the submitted basic instructional materials meet all of the specified criteria, including, but not limited to, compliance with the specified requirements and guidelines for social content. This bill would require the state board to adopt regulations to govern the social content reviews conducted at the request of a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials outside the primary instructional material adoption process. The bill would authorize the State Department of Education to contract with agents to conduct the specified social content reviews and require the department to assess a fee for the review that meets specified requirements, including notice to publishers and manufacturers. The bill would also require the state board to inform the Chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Education, the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction of content that it interprets to be the result of certain changes made to the Texas Administrative Code. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2017. This bill would require the state board, upon the next adoption of the history-social science curriculum framework, to ensure that the framework is consistent with specified provisions governing instructional materials. This bill would also make specified findings and declarations.
- Who sponsors SB 302?
- SB 302 is sponsored by Yee.
- What is the current status of SB 302?
- This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 302?
- Track SB 302 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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