89R19470 TYPED     By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2802       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to courses to understand the United States and Texas   Constitutions for high school students in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each school district that offers kindergarten through   grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:                (1)  a foundation curriculum that includes:                      (A)  English language arts;                      (B)  mathematics;                      (C)  science; and                      (D)  social studies, consisting of Texas, United   States, and world history, government, United States Constitution   and Texas Constitution, economics, with emphasis on the free   enterprise system and its benefits, and geography; and                (2)  an enrichment curriculum that includes:                      (A)  to the extent possible, languages other than   English;                      (B)  health, with emphasis on:                            (i)  physical health, including the   importance of proper nutrition and exercise;                            (ii)  mental health, including instruction   about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage   emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and   responsible decision-making; and                            (iii)  suicide prevention, including   recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;                      (C)  physical education;                      (D)  fine arts;                      (E)  career and technology education;                      (F)  technology applications; and                      (G)  religious literature, including the Hebrew   Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on   history and literature, and,          SECTION 2.  Section 28.0021(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  Each school district and each open-enrollment charter   school that offers a high school program shall provide a [an   elective] course in The United States Constitution and the Texas   Constitution that meets the requirements for a one-half social   studies [elective] credit under Section 28.025, using materials   approved by the State Board of Education.  In fulfilling the   requirement to provide financial literacy instruction under this   section, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may   use an existing state, federal, private, or nonprofit program that   provides students without charge the instruction described under   this section.          SECTION 3.  Sections 28.025(b-1) and (b-23), Education Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (b-1)  The State Board of Education by rule shall require   that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school   program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students   successfully complete:                (1)  four credits in English language arts under   Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one   credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in   an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (2)  three credits in mathematics under Section   28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in   geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course   authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (3)  three credits in science under Section   28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology, one credit in any   advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2), and one   credit in integrated physics and chemistry or in an additional   advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (4)  three credits in social studies under Section   28.002(a)(1)(D), including one credit in United States history, at   least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in   [economics or] The United States Constitution and the Texas   Constitution [& economics], and one credit in economics, world   geography, or world history;                (5)  except as provided under Subsections (b-12),   (b-13), and (b-14), two credits in the same language in a language   other than English under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A);                (6)  five elective credits;                (7)  one credit in fine arts under Section   28.002(a)(2)(D); and                (8)  except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one   credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C).          (b-23)  The agency shall:                (1)  develop a list of free, open-source, and publicly   available curricula that may be used by a school district to provide   a United States Constitution and Texas Constitution [& economics]   course that satisfies the curriculum requirement under Subsection   (b-1)(4); and                (2)  seek, accept, and spend any federal or private   grant funds and gifts that are available for the purpose of   providing a United States Constitution and Texas Constitution [&   economics] course as part of the foundation high school program.          SECTION 4.  Section 28.025(b-22), Education Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 5.  Sections 28.0021(b) and 28.025(b-1), Education   Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to students entering the   ninth grade during the 2025-2026 school year or a later school year.   For students entering a grade above ninth grade during the   2025-2026 school year, Sections 28.0021(b) and 28.025(b-1),   Education Code, as those sections existed before amendment by this   Act, apply, and those sections are continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 6.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 7.  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.