S.B. No. 801         AN ACT   relating to the instructional material list and supplemental   instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 31.023(b), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  Each instructional material on the list must be:                (1)  free from factual errors;                (2)  suitable for the subject and grade level for which   the instructional material was submitted; and                (3)  reviewed by academic experts in the subject and   grade level for which the instructional material was submitted.          SECTION 2.  Section 31.035(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,   the State Board of Education may adopt supplemental instructional   materials that are not on the list adopted under Section 31.023.   The State Board of Education may adopt supplemental instructional   material under this section only if the instructional material:                (1)  contains material covering one or more primary   focal points or primary topics of a subject in the required   curriculum under Section 28.002, as determined by the State Board   of Education;                (2)  is not designed to serve as the sole instructional   material for a full course;                (3)  meets applicable physical specifications adopted   by the State Board of Education; [and]                (4)  is free from factual errors;                (5)  is suitable for the subject and grade level; and                (6)  is reviewed by academic experts in the subject and   grade level.          SECTION 3.  Sections 31.023(b) and 31.035(a), Education   Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an instructional   material list or supplemental instructional material adopted on or   after the effective date of this Act. An instructional material   list or supplemental instructional material adopted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the   instructional material list or supplemental instructional material   was adopted, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the Senate on   May 4, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;   May 26, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and   requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2017, House   granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted   Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 26,   Nays 4.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 801 passed the House, with   amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 106,   Nays 38, two present not voting; May 26, 2017, House granted   request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;   May 28, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the   following vote:  Yeas 78, Nays 62, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________               Date       ______________________________              Governor