Sec. 28.015. PUBLIC OUTREACH MATERIALS TO PROMOTE CURRICULUM CHANGE AWARENESS. (a) The agency shall develop uniform public outreach materials that explain the importance and outline the details of public school curriculum changes under Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and subsequent associated decisions by the State Board of Education. The agency shall make the materials available to school districts.

(b) The materials developed under this section must:

(1) be available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese;

(2) be in a form that would allow school districts to mail the information to students and parents; and

(3) include an explanation of:

(A) the basic career and college readiness components of each endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);

(B) the curriculum requirements to gain automatic college admission under Section 51.803; and

(C) applicable course, graduation plan, and endorsement requirements for financial aid authorized under Title 3, including curriculum requirements for:

(i) the TEXAS grant as provided under Subchapter M, Chapter 56; and

(ii) the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program as provided under Subchapter P, Chapter 56.

(c) This section expires September 1, 2020.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 18), Sec. 3(a), eff. June 19, 2015.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 264), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.