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CS/HB 855: Instructional Materials

GENERAL BILL by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee ; Hill ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McClain ; Pigman ; Roach ; Stone

Instructional Materials; Requires school principal to provide information relating to certain instructional materials; requires school districts to provide supplemental instructional materials for educational program & to adopt policies relating to such materials; requires Commissioner of Education to review certain school district processes & provide report.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Education Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 90
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 90
    3/22/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
    3/26/2019 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 520
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/27/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Education Committee -HJ 536
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 536
    • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 515
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education Committee

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  • CS/HB 855, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2019 at 6:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1454 Instructional Materials Mayfield Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Education

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 1 (pdf)
    1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 855, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2019 at 8:07 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1454 Instructional Materials Mayfield Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Education

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    847.001 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    847.012 Harmful materials; sale or distribution to minors or using minors in production prohibited; penalty. Page 4 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 5 (pdf)
    1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials. Page 6 (pdf)
    1006.283 District school board instructional materials review process. Page 15 (pdf)
    1006.31 Duties of the Department of Education and school district instructional materials reviewer. Page 19 (pdf)
    1006.34 Powers and duties of the commissioner and the department in selecting and adopting instructional materials. Page 21 (pdf)
    1006.40 Use of instructional materials allocation; instructional materials, library books, and reference books; repair of books. Page 22 (pdf)

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