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      By: Hughes S.B. No. 2249               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to references to years in instructional material used in   public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 31.004 to read as follows:           Sec.   31.004.     (a)     Instructional material selected for use   in public schools:                 (1)     shall refer to years as being "BC" or "AD," as   appropriate; and                 (2)  shall not refer to years as being "BCE" or "CE."           (b)     This section does not prohibit the use of instructional   material that explains the meaning of "BCE" or "CE."          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to instructional material acquired on or after the effective date   of this Act. Instructional material acquired before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the   instructional material was acquired, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.