85R12455 SRS-F     By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 1482       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to   incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter O to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER O. NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL LEARNING          Sec. 39.601.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"   means the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning.          Sec. 39.602.  NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION ON DIGITAL   LEARNING. (a) The Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning   is established to develop and make recommendations for establishing   a framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public   schools.          (b)  The commission is composed of 15 members, consisting of   the following:                (1)  four members appointed by the governor;                (2)  three members appointed by the lieutenant   governor;                (3)  three members appointed by the speaker of the   house of representatives;                (4)  the chair of the senate committee on education, or   a representative designated by the chair;                (5)  the chair of the senate committee on higher   education, or a representative designated by the chair;                (6)  the chair of the house of representatives public   education committee, or a representative designated by the chair;                (7)  the chair of the house of representatives   committee on higher education, or a representative designated by   the chair; and                (8)  a member of the State Board of Education, as   designated by the chair of that board.          (c)  In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2),   and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the   house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the   commission includes at least one of each of the following   representatives:                (1)  a parent or person standing in parental relation   to a student enrolled in the public school system;                (2)  an educator in the public school system;                (3)  an educator in a school district that is a   participant in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium under   Section 7.0561;                (4)  a member of the business community;                 (5)  a member of the civic community;                (6)  a leader in digital teaching and learning; and                (7)  a leader in research concerning the impact of   digital teaching and learning on student performance.          Sec. 39.603.  PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall   designate the presiding officer of the commission.          Sec. 39.604.  COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of   the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the   commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and   necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.          Sec. 39.605.  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING.   (a)  Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative   support for the commission.          (b)  Funding for the administrative and operational expenses   of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency   for that purpose.          Sec. 39.606.  RECOMMENDATIONS. The commission shall develop   recommendations under this subchapter to:                (1)  provide a funding proposal to present to the   legislature for digital teaching and learning in elementary and   secondary schools;                (2)  improve student outcomes through the use of   digital teaching and learning technology, including through   providing high quality professional learning for educators;                 (3)  develop a framework for effective statewide   deployment of digital teaching and learning materials in elementary   and secondary schools; and                (4)  develop and implement strategies that assist   school districts in the adoption and implementation of digital   teaching and learning materials.          Sec. 39.607.  REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2018, the   commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and   the legislature that recommends statutory changes to develop a   framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public   schools.          Sec. 39.608.  PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)     The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its   duties under this subchapter.          (b)  The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,   Government Code.          Sec. 39.609.  COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF   SUBCHAPTER. (a)  The commission is abolished January 1, 2019.          (b)  This subchapter expires January 1, 2019.          SECTION 2.  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, 2017.