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  89R9904 PRL-D     By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1819       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the assessment of public school students in social   studies in grade five.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-17) to read as follows:           (a-17)     The agency shall ensure that one of the assessment   instruments adopted or developed under Subsection (a) and   administered to students in grade five also assesses essential   knowledge and skills in social studies.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately 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 immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.