85R8156 CAE-F     By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 1857       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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; and                (2)  suitable for 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; and                (5)  is suitable for 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.