87th Texas Legislature

[Updawg 2261]

Bullshit. 

Agree. Abbott will make a spectacle out of it when they return. Just depends on how long they they stay away and work something out behind the scenes.

Once September starts things will change dramatically without all the staffers, LBB etc. this would really start looking bad for Abbott. The state would be in some chaos behind the scenes.

Hell if they stay away long enough the courts could redraw the district lines.

[tx 3 putt 76414]

5 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Hell if they stay away long enough the courts could redraw the district lines.

 

this needs to happen

[RDCanecutter 26287]

Woulda had more swagger if they'd gone to Mexico.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

12 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Smart entity that does stupid things to get votes from yokels. The last time it took human form, it called itself "George Wallace."

 

 

[Sawbonz 27441]

4 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Woulda had more swagger if they'd gone to Mexico.

Been done

 

[JimmyJames 12271]

16 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Once September starts things will change dramatically without all the staffers, LBB etc. this would really start looking bad for Abbott. The state would be in some chaos behind the scenes.

Hell if they stay away long enough the courts could redraw the district lines.

Uh oh. 
 

I’m not privy to the inner workings of hot wheels and Cancun Cruz but that’s not what I think they want.

[Smax 3800]

4 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

I wish,  but Biden executive order in January requires them on ALL flights regardless of charter, private or commercial.

 

 

I've flown private charter a handful of times this year, none them we wore masks

[RDCanecutter 26287]

8 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

 

At 1:13 they use a Bear Bryant print by the artist Rick Rush. One of my first jobs was being a racker in his print shop. Later did color separations staring into a light table at 3am before the next day's run, using ink the consistency of tar because it needed to block the Dr. Frankenstein arc-light we used to "burn" the screens. It was all in a ramshackle bungalow with extra workrooms tacked on that wouldn't have passed fire code in 1890s Hong Kong. I like stories.

[Hagbard Celine 10763]

On 7/12/2021 at 9:28 PM, StassneyHorn said:

People in jail shouldn’t be able to vote/republicans

quality craftsmanship right here

[Hagbard Celine 10763]

On 7/12/2021 at 2:26 PM, StassneyHorn said:

Abbott saying they fixed the grid and not putting the issue ona special session came back to bite him in the ass. They wouldn’t have walked had that been an item IMO

catching up and this this this

the biggest state issue in the history of the state that effected millions and they really think they can ignore it

[Bama Chick 28596]

Wasserman thread on the republican proposal for new districts.

[elfenix 34173]

you can draw your own districts with districtr!  doesn't have 2020 census data yet so you're kinda simming it

https://districtr.org/texas

i kinda got lazy with fort worth and didn't realize you can turn on minority density so the districts around houston and dallas may need some adjusting (rotating around the cores, maybe?) to get a couple of black-majority districts.  but i unfucked south texas, disconnected austin from san antonio and fredericksburg and katy, disconnected witchita falls and amarillo, and mostly left cities intact (sorry lubbock).  even have the 4 west texas districts still around.  with 2020 data maybe el paso isn't limited to the urban core and maybe laredo could be joined into the valley. 

 

Edited July 14, 2021 by elfenix

[Ellellelle 308]

How long would they need to stay away before courts redraw the lines?

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

9 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

catching up and this this this

the biggest state issue in the history of the state that effected millions and they really think they can ignore it

Has anything in TX politics over the last 25 years given evidence that ignoring the grid issues won’t work for them?

[Hagbard Celine 10763]

the bbc should team up with jonathan swan the axios guy that did the trump interview with the charts

they could do a series of greatest hits docu-inquests starting with 43, then the aggy, then cruz, wheels, the lesbian, various congress reps, briscoe cain, lump, west, the list is long

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57831860

 

[Chad Fuck 17567]

Has anything in TX politics over the last 25 years given evidence that ignoring the grid issues won’t work for them?

Sad but true.gif

[Js1 85116]

34 minutes ago, Ellellelle said:

How long would they need to stay away before courts redraw the lines?

Probably for a long time.  The last day the LRB can meet to draw maps (if the legislature fails) is October 28, 2021. 

They don't have to stay away the whole time.  Just each time Abbott calls a special session, assuming the Republicans eventually adjourn the current special at some point instead of just sitting around chilling. 

[Francisco 2.0 32345]

 

 

[Biff Tannen 45500]

21 hours ago, elfenix said:

you can draw your own districts with districtr!  doesn't have 2020 census data yet so you're kinda simming it

https://districtr.org/texas

i kinda got lazy with fort worth and didn't realize you can turn on minority density so the districts around houston and dallas may need some adjusting (rotating around the cores, maybe?) to get a couple of black-majority districts.  but i unfucked south texas, disconnected austin from san antonio and fredericksburg and katy, disconnected witchita falls and amarillo, and mostly left cities intact (sorry lubbock).  even have the 4 west texas districts still around.  with 2020 data maybe el paso isn't limited to the urban core and maybe laredo could be joined into the valley. 

 

Looks good to me man

[Js1 85116]

31 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

According to Abbott they are really bilking Texas taxpayers for this trip. I’m sure their $7200 salary for the 2021 session is going to go so far in DC 🙄

Its all funded by donations. Abbott is just confused it’s not being funneled into a grifter’s bank account somehow 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Well, all right then.

 

 

[TXSooner518 2432]

A lot of the bullshit has been culled out of the election bill thankfully. The poll watcher crap is still bad, there can be no temporary/portable structures used as poll locations (why?) and another huge issue is the "vote harvesting" section is super vague. I bought people donuts who then went and handed out literature and asked voters to vote for me. Arguably under this bill, that makes us all felons. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33844]

1 minute ago, TXSooner518 said:

A lot of the bullshit has been culled out of the election bill thankfully. The poll watcher crap is still bad, there can be no temporary/portable structures used as poll locations (why?) and another huge issue is the "vote harvesting" section is super vague. I bought people donuts who then went and handed out literature and asked voters to vote for me. Arguably under this bill, that makes us all felons. 

well, you're a sooner, so kinda the same thing

[Js1 85116]

14 minutes ago, TXSooner518 said:

A lot of the bullshit has been culled out of the election bill thankfully. The poll watcher crap is still bad, there can be no temporary/portable structures used as poll locations (why?) and another huge issue is the "vote harvesting" section is super vague. I bought people donuts who then went and handed out literature and asked voters to vote for me. Arguably under this bill, that makes us all felons. 

Tahoe? (jk)

[DanRydell 799]

[Patrick Bateman 3903]

I'm sure he's crushed....

And lol..... Talarico just embarrassed Fox on their home turf.

 

[Player 4575]

[Js1 85116]

 

[StassneyHorn 6540]

Friendly, non-partisan reminder that 10 years ago Wendy Davis led  a filibuster against 4 billion dollars in cuts to public education in her second session as a state Senator.

 

 

[NameAlreadyInUse 5106]

5 hours ago, Js1 said:

 

So they think they are going to lure anyone but the worst frat boy stereotype with Miller Lite?  Huh.  

[tx 3 putt 76414]

On 7/13/2021 at 11:14 AM, Chuckie Finster said:

Complete cock sucking  ass hat 

Edited July 17, 2021 by tx 3 putt

[NameAlreadyInUse 5106]

Lol

[tx 3 putt 76414]

On 7/15/2021 at 2:24 PM, DanRydell said:

 

per Houston right wing radio, you can’t mAke fun of his appearance because he’s autistic 

[NameAlreadyInUse 5106]

Lol again. Good news it it works for both posts!

[Longhorn_Fan68 33844]

12 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

per Houston right wing radio, you can’t mAke fun of his appearance because he’s autistic 

wait, really? lol, holy shit. guessing they were cool with this at the time:

Also, this one came up and thought it was funny:


Man, the "trump" gif archive is extensive.

[tx 3 putt 76414]

No they were pretty serious. Really going after gene wu 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33844]

talk about the epitome of both sides bullshit. "give us license to make fun of anyone we want, but don't you dare make fun of us!"

[Anastasis 23394]

On 7/13/2021 at 1:19 PM, MonkeyDoughnut said:

 

 

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/07/17/texas-democrats-walk-out-three-test-positive-covid-in-washington-dc/8002121002/

3 Texas Democrats test positive for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C.

 

Fortunately all asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. 

 

[Biff Tannen 45500]

35 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

 

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/07/17/texas-democrats-walk-out-three-test-positive-covid-in-washington-dc/8002121002/

3 Texas Democrats test positive for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C.

 

Fortunately all asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. 

 

Quote

The three members are vaccinated.

Well that’s odd then, no?

[TXSooner518 2432]

Well that’s odd then, no?

No, not in conjunction with the above “asymptomatic or mild symptoms” info.

[Biff Tannen 45500]

7 minutes ago, TXSooner518 said:

No, not in conjunction with the above “asymptomatic or mild symptoms” info.

Ah yes. Missed that. Shit. 

[Anastasis 23394]

8 minutes ago, TXSooner518 said:

No, not in conjunction with the above “asymptomatic or mild symptoms” info.

Right, two asymptomatic and one with mild symptoms.  They ran tests on the whole caucus.  

[atomheartbevo 89452]

On 7/13/2021 at 6:14 PM, Updawg said:

Hell if they stay away long enough the courts could redraw the district lines.

Talk about fuck around and find out moment for Abbott and Co. if that happened.

[HenryJames 65890]

 

[washparkhorn 9935]

6 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

 

Texas Repubs attempting to erase history by "burning books." Very House of Saud. 

[Anastasis 23394]

It would be really nice if we could discuss these things on this board by referencing the primary material. 

Here is the current text of SB3. It doesn't say anything about Susan B Anthony, MLK, or Cesar Chavez. 

I find some aspects of this bill to disagree with, but nothing like what is purported in the Bloomberg article, and nothing coming close to a Saudi style book burning. 

 

 

Quote

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 

AN ACT

 relating to certain curriculum in public schools, including certain

 instructional requirements and prohibitions.

        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

        SECTION 1.  Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is

 amended by adding Section 21.4555 to read as follows:

        Sec. 21.4555.  CIVICS TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) To facilitate

 the teaching of curriculum consistent with Sections 28.002(h-2) and

 28.0022, the commissioner shall develop and make available civics

 training programs for teachers and administrators.

        (b)  A civics training program developed under this section

 must include training in:

              (1)  the essential knowledge and skills for the social

 studies curriculum related to civic knowledge adopted under Section

 28.002(h-2);

              (2)  guided classroom discussion of current events, as

 appropriate for the grade level and consistent with the

 restrictions under Section 28.0022;

              (3)  classroom simulations and models of governmental

 and democratic processes consistent with the requirements and

 restrictions of Sections 28.002(h-2) and 28.0022;

              (4)  media literacy, including instruction on

 verifying information and sources, identifying and responding to

 logical fallacies, and identifying propaganda, as appropriate for

 the grade level and consistent with the restrictions under Section

 28.0022; and

              (5)  strategies for incorporating civics instruction

 into subject areas other than social studies.

        (c)  The commissioner by rule shall establish the grade

 levels at which a teacher provides instruction to be eligible to

 participate in a civics training program. In making the

 determination, the commissioner shall include grade levels for

 which the State Board of Education makes significant revisions to

 the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies

 curriculum under Section 28.002(h-2).

        (d)  Each civics training program developed under Subsection

 (a) must be reviewed and approved by the State Board of Education.

 The board shall annually review each program.

        (e)  Each school district and open-enrollment charter school

 shall ensure that each district or school campus that offers a grade

 level described by Subsection (c) has at least one teacher and one

 principal or campus instructional leader who has attended a civics

 training program. The agency shall provide assistance to school

 districts and open-enrollment charter schools in complying with the

 requirements of this subsection.

        (f)  From funds available for that purpose, a teacher who

 attends a civics training program may receive a stipend in an amount

 determined by the commissioner. A stipend received under this

 section is not included in determining whether a district is paying

 the teacher the minimum monthly salary under Section 21.402.

        (g)  The commissioner may delay implementation of Subsection

 (e) to a school year not later than the 2025-2026 school year if the

 revision of the essential knowledge and skills for the social

 studies curriculum under Section 28.002(h-2) or the availability of

 civics training programs does not occur in a manner that reasonably

 affords public schools the ability to comply with that subsection

 by an earlier school year. This subsection expires September 1,

 2026.

        (h)  Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the

 teaching of or instruction in the essential knowledge and skills

 adopted under Subchapter A, Chapter 28.

        SECTION 2.  Section 28.002, Education Code, as effective

 September 1, 2021, is amended by adding Subsections (h-2), (h-7),

 and (h-8) to read as follows:

        (h-2)  In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the

 social studies curriculum for each grade level from kindergarten

 through grade 12, the State Board of Education shall adopt

 essential knowledge and skills that develop each student's civic

 knowledge, including:

              (1)  an understanding of:

                    (A)  the fundamental moral, political,

 entrepreneurial, and intellectual foundations of the American

 experiment in self-government;

                    (B)  the history, qualities, traditions, and

 features of civic engagement in the United States;

                    (C)  the structure, function, and processes of

 government institutions at the federal, state, and local levels;

                    (D)  the founding documents of the United States,

 including:

                          (i)  the Declaration of Independence;

                          (ii)  the United States Constitution;

                          (iii)  the Federalist Papers, including

 Essays 10 and 51;

                          (iv)  excerpts from Alexis de Tocqueville's

 Democracy in America;

                          (v)  the transcript of the first

 Lincoln-Douglas debate; and

                          (vi)  the writings of the founding fathers

 of the United States; and

                    (E)  the history and importance of:

                          (i)  the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42

 U.S.C. Section 2000a et seq.);

                          (ii)  the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and

 Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution;

                          (iii)  the complexity of the historic

 relationship between Texas and Mexico; and

                          (iv)  the diversity of the Hispanic

 population in Texas;

              (2)  the ability to:

                    (A)  analyze and determine the reliability of

 information sources;

                    (B)  formulate and articulate reasoned positions;

                    (C)  understand the manner in which local, state,

 and federal government works and operates through the use of

 simulations and models of governmental and democratic processes;

                    (D)  actively listen and engage in civil

 discourse, including discourse with those with different

 viewpoints;

                    (E)  responsibly participate as a citizen in a

 constitutional democracy; and

                    (F)  effectively engage with governmental

 institutions at the local, state, and federal levels; and

              (3)  an appreciation of:

                    (A)  the importance and responsibility of

 participating in civic life;

                    (B)  a commitment to the United States and its

 form of government; and

                    (C)  a commitment to free speech and civil

 discourse.

        (h-7)  The agency shall ensure that each school district or

 open-enrollment charter school teaches civics education as part of

 the district's social studies curriculum in a manner consistent

 with the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Subsection

 (h-2).

        (h-8)  Nothing in Subsections (h-2) and (h-7) may be

 construed as limiting the teaching of or instruction in the

 essential knowledge and skills adopted under this subchapter.

        SECTION 3.  Section 28.002(h-2), Education Code, as added by

 H.B. 4509, Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is

 redesignated as Section 28.002(h-6), Education Code, to read as

 follows:

        (h-6) [(h-2)]  In providing instruction regarding the

 founding documents of the United States as described by Subsection

 (h-1)(4), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall

 use those documents as part of the instructional materials for the

 instruction.

        SECTION 4.  Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is

 amended by adding Section 28.0022 to read as follows:

        Sec. 28.0022.  CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND

 PROHIBITIONS. (a) For any course or subject, including an

 innovative course, for a grade level from kindergarten through

 grade 12:

              (1)  a teacher may not be compelled to discuss a

 particular current event or widely debated and currently

 controversial issue of public policy or social affairs;

              (2)  a teacher who chooses to discuss a topic described

 by Subdivision (1) shall, to the best of the teacher's ability,

 strive to explore that topic from diverse and contending

 perspectives without giving deference to any one perspective;

              (3)  a school district, open-enrollment charter

 school, or teacher may not require, make part of a course, or award

 a grade or course credit, including extra credit, for a student's:

                    (A)  work for, affiliation with, or service

 learning in association with any organization engaged in:

                          (i)  lobbying for legislation at the

 federal, state, or local level; or

                          (ii)  social policy advocacy or public

 policy advocacy;

                    (B)  political activism, lobbying, or efforts to

 persuade members of the legislative or executive branch at the

 federal, state, or local level to take specific actions by direct

 communication; or

                    (C)  participation in any internship, practicum,

 or similar activity involving social policy advocacy or public

 policy advocacy; and

              (4)  a teacher, administrator, or other employee of a

 state agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school

 may not:

                    (A)  require or make part of a course inculcation

 in the concept that:

                          (i)  one race or sex is inherently superior

 to another race or sex;

                          (ii)  an individual, by virtue of the

 individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or

 oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;

                          (iii)  an individual should be discriminated

 against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of

 the individual's race or sex;

                          (iv)  an individual's moral character,

 standing, or worth is necessarily determined by the individual's

 race or sex;

                          (v)  an individual, by virtue of the

 individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions

 committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;

                          (vi)  an individual should feel discomfort,

 guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on

 account of the individual's race or sex;

                          (vii)  meritocracy or traits such as a hard

 work ethic are racist or sexist or were created by members of a

 particular race to oppress members of another race;

                          (viii)  the advent of slavery in the

 territory that is now the United States constituted the true

 founding of the United States; or

                          (ix)  with respect to their relationship to

 American values, slavery and racism are anything other than

 deviations from, betrayals of, or failures to live up to the

 authentic founding principles of the United States, which include

 liberty and equality;

                    (B)  teach, instruct, or train any administrator,

 teacher, or staff member of a state agency, school district, or

 open-enrollment charter school to adopt a concept listed under

 Paragraph (A); or

                    (C)  require an understanding of the 1619 Project.

        (b)  Subsection (a)(3) may not be construed to apply to a

 student's participation in community charitable projects, such as

 building community gardens, volunteering at local food banks, or

 other service projects.

        (c)  A state agency, school district, or open-enrollment

 charter school may not accept private funding for the purpose of

 developing a curriculum, purchasing or selecting curriculum

 materials, or providing teacher training or professional

 development for a course described by Subsection (a)(4).

        (d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may

 not implement, interpret, or enforce any rule, including a standard

 provided by a student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001,

 in a manner that would result in the punishment of a student for

 discussing the concepts described by Subsection (a)(4) or have a

 chilling effect on student discussions involving those concepts.

        (e)  Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the

 teaching of or instruction in the essential knowledge and skills

 adopted under this subchapter.

        SECTION 5.  Sections 28.002(h-2), (h-3), (h-4), and (h-5),

 as added by H.B. 3979, Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular

 Session, 2021, and effective September 1, 2021, are repealed.

        SECTION 6.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this

 section, this Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.

        (b)  Section 28.002(h-2), Education Code, as added by this

 Act, applies beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.

        SECTION 7.  Not later than December 31, 2022, the State Board

 of Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential

 knowledge and skills of the social studies curriculum as required

 by Section 28.002(h-2), Education Code, as added by this Act.

        SECTION 8.  If any provision of this Act or its application

 to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does

 not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be

 given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to

 this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.

        SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021, 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 effect on that

 date, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the

 legislative session.

 

 

Edited July 17, 2021 by Anastasis

[washparkhorn 9935]

3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Here is the current text of SB3. It doesn't say anything about Susan B Anthony, MLK, or Cesar Chavez. 

Did you read the list of issues that cannot be taught?  You are okay with that list in the legislation? 

Orwellian. The opposite of freedom of thought. More simply, anti-American. 

 

[Biff Tannen 45500]

1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

 (4)  media literacy, including instruction on

 verifying information and sources, identifying and responding to

 logical fallacies, and identifying propaganda, as appropriate for

 the grade level and consistent with the restrictions

seems against their interests

[Anastasis 23394]

1 minute ago, washparkhorn said:

Did you read the list of issues that cannot be taught?  You are okay with that list in the legislation? 

Orwellian. The opposite of freedom of thought. More simply, anti-American. 

 

This list?

I don't take issue with the bolded sections.  I take issue with the struck through bolded sections. The italicized bolded portions are concerning to me and I need more information to understand the legislative intent to draw a conclusion.  

 

Sec. 28.0022.  CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND

 PROHIBITIONS. (a) For any course or subject, including an

 innovative course, for a grade level from kindergarten through

 grade 12:

              (1)  a teacher may not be compelled to discuss a

 particular current event or widely debated and currently

 controversial issue of public policy or social affairs;

              (2)  a teacher who chooses to discuss a topic described

 by Subdivision (1) shall, to the best of the teacher's ability,

 strive to explore that topic from diverse and contending

 perspectives without giving deference to any one perspective;

              (3)  a school district, open-enrollment charter

 school, or teacher may not require, make part of a course, or award

 a grade or course credit, including extra credit, for a student's:

                    (A)  work for, affiliation with, or service

 learning in association with any organization engaged in:

                          (i)  lobbying for legislation at the

 federal, state, or local level; or

                          (ii)  social policy advocacy or public

 policy advocacy;

                    (B)  political activism, lobbying, or efforts to

 persuade members of the legislative or executive branch at the

 federal, state, or local level to take specific actions by direct

 communication; or

                    (C)  participation in any internship, practicum,

 or similar activity involving social policy advocacy or public

 policy advocacy; and

              (4)  a teacher, administrator, or other employee of a

 state agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school

 may not:

                    (A)  require or make part of a course inculcation

 in the concept that:

                          (i)  one race or sex is inherently superior

 to another race or sex;

                          (ii)  an individual, by virtue of the

 individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or

 oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;

                          (iii)  an individual should be discriminated

 against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of

 the individual's race or sex;

                          (iv)  an individual's moral character,

 standing, or worth is necessarily determined by the individual's

 race or sex;

                          (v)  an individual, by virtue of the

 individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions

 committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;

                          (vi)  an individual should feel discomfort,

 guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on

 account of the individual's race or sex;

                          (vii)  meritocracy or traits such as a hard

 work ethic are racist or sexist or were created by members of a

 particular race to oppress members of another race;

                          (viii)  the advent of slavery in the

 territory that is now the United States constituted the true

 founding of the United States; or

                          (ix)  with respect to their relationship to

 American values, slavery and racism are anything other than

 deviations from, betrayals of, or failures to live up to the

 authentic founding principles of the United States, which include

 liberty and equality;

                    (B)  teach, instruct, or train any administrator,

 teacher, or staff member of a state agency, school district, or

 open-enrollment charter school to adopt a concept listed under

 Paragraph (A); or

                    (C)  require an understanding of the 1619 Project.

        (b)  Subsection (a)(3) may not be construed to apply to a

 student's participation in community charitable projects, such as

 building community gardens, volunteering at local food banks, or

 other service projects.

        (c)  A state agency, school district, or open-enrollment

 charter school may not accept private funding for the purpose of

 developing a curriculum, purchasing or selecting curriculum

 materials, or providing teacher training or professional

 development for a course described by Subsection (a)(4).

        (d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may

 not implement, interpret, or enforce any rule, including a standard

 provided by a student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001,

 in a manner that would result in the punishment of a student for

 discussing the concepts described by Subsection (a)(4) or have a

 chilling effect on student discussions involving those concepts.

        (e)  Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the

 teaching of or instruction in the essential knowledge and skills

 adopted under this subchapter.