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Texas Bans Common Core

June 17, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed HB 462 on Friday effectively banning the Common Core State Standards from the state.  You may remember this passed the Texas House overwhelmingly on a 140-2 vote.  It passed the Texas Senate on May 21.  An amended version was approved by the Texas House on May 23.  It was sent to Governor Perry on May 27th.

Here is the text of the bill:

AN ACT

relating to state control of teacher appraisal criteria, curriculum standards, and assessment instruments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), and (b-4) to read as follows:

(b-1)  In this section, “common core state standards” means the national curriculum standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

(b-2)  The State Board of Education may not adopt common core state standards to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter.

(b-3)  A school district may not use common core state standards to comply with the requirement to provide instruction in the essential knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels under Subsection (c).

(b-4)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be required to offer any aspect of a common core state standards curriculum.

SECTION 2.  Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:

(a-3)  The agency may not adopt or develop a criterion-referenced assessment instrument under this section based on common core state standards as defined by Section 28.002(b-1). This subsection does not prohibit the use of college advanced placement tests or international baccalaureate examinations as those terms are defined by Section 28.051.

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. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, HB 462, Rick Perry, Texas House, Texas Senate

Comments

  1. For common core says

    June 17, 2013 at 9:43 am

    Sad day

  2. chriscav says

    June 17, 2013 at 10:53 am

    This is awesome! Way to go Texas! Thank you for paving the way – I hope New York follows!

  3. Marie says

    June 17, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    That’s how it ‘s done! GO TX! Let’s go NY!

    • Lisa Ann Homic says

      June 17, 2013 at 8:17 pm

      “LIKE”

  4. angie says

    July 6, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Way to go Texas!! I hope all states follow:)

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