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Rep. Alma Allen introduced HB 3048, a bill on Education, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 20 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

The bill mandates the Texas State Board of Education to update the essential knowledge and skills for social studies by March 1, 2026, to include instruction on the history of persons with disabilities and the disability rights movement in the United States. This revision is to be applied as age and grade-level appropriate. The bill stipulates that it will take effect immediately if it garners a two-thirds majority vote in each house, as outlined in the Texas Constitution. Otherwise, the bill will become effective on Sept. 1, 2025.

Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 17 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.

Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB 3052	03/20/2025	Relating to compensation increases provided to certain public school employees under the Foundation School Program
HB 3051	03/20/2025	Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school teams
HB 3050	03/20/2025	Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation
HB 2987	03/20/2025	Relating to annual reporting regarding the establishment of certain school district planning and decision-making committees
HB 2943	03/19/2025	Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision
HB 2942	03/19/2025	Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole
HB 2709	03/18/2025	Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools
HB 2708	03/18/2025	Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information
HB 2555	03/17/2025	Relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a bilingual education certificate examination
HB 2554	03/17/2025	Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
HB 2296	03/14/2025	Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol
HB 2292	03/14/2025	Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school
HB 2163	03/14/2025	Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
HB 1416	03/11/2025	Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
HB 1415	03/11/2025	Relating to corporal punishment in public schools
HB 1413	03/11/2025	Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees
HB 1412	03/11/2025	Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality