SB2803 - Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes, ideologies and history and their connection to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist initiatives in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for public school students.

  89R19443 TYPED     By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2803       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes,   ideologies and history and their connection to DEI (Diversity,   Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist initiatives in the essential   knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for public   school students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (h-13) to read as follows:   Subsections h-11 an h-12 shall include the following curriculum of   the history of communism in the United States   and domestic   communist movements, including their histories and   tactics   and the   Neo-Marxist roots of Critical Race Theory and the discriminatory   concepts known as "diversity, equity, and inclusion."; and   Discuss the transformation of Marxism into Critical Theory with   students able to discuss topics including but not limited to:   (1)     the central ideas of philosophers Antonio Gramsci and Herbert   Marcuse;   (2)     the rise and nature of Cultural Marxism;   (3)     the rise and nature of Critical Theory; and   (4)     the similarities and differences between classical Marxism   and neo-Marxist Critical Theory.   Students are to analyze key developments in neo-Marxist   philosophies and movements in contemporary America.   Students are to discuss the philosophy of Critical Race Theory and   its consequences including but not limited to:   (1)     the origins of Critical Race Theory in Communist Party   influence operations;   (2)     the key ideas of Critical Race Theory and their social   effects;   (3)     the key ideas of Intersectionality and its neo-Marxist framing   in "oppression"; and   (4)     the key ideas of Paulo Freire's "pedagogy of the oppressed"   and its neo-Marxist framing in "oppression."   Students are to Discuss fallacies of "Diversity, Equity, and   Inclusion" and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives, and their   consequences including but not limited to:   (1)     the ideology and neo-Marxist roots of "Diversity, Equity, and   Inclusion" (DEI) and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives;   (2)     the "Great Awoke-ning" in the United States and the   consequences of DEI initiatives;   (3)     rival conceptions of human flourishing promoted by   intellectuals such as Daryl Davis, John McWhorter, and Tabia Lee;   and   (4)     the effects of identity politics on traditional American   ideals of liberty, republican self-government, civic virtue, and   individual merit.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027   school year.          SECTION 3.  Not later than June 1, 2026, 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-11), Education Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.