Tex. Education Code § 51B.251
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51B.251, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51B.251. REVIEW OF EDUCATION SOFTWARE.
Official statutory text
(a) The council, in coordination with the coordinating board, shall:
(1) conduct a thorough review of the use of testing, tutoring, or other education software owned or controlled by a foreign adversary or a company domiciled or headquartered in a foreign adversary; and
(2) publish a list of prohibited software on the coordinating board's Internet website.
(b) An institution of higher education may not enter into or renew a contract to provide testing, tutoring, or other education software included on the list published under Subsection (a)(2).
(1) conduct a thorough review of the use of testing, tutoring, or other education software owned or controlled by a foreign adversary or a company domiciled or headquartered in a foreign adversary; and
(2) publish a list of prohibited software on the coordinating board's Internet website.
(b) An institution of higher education may not enter into or renew a contract to provide testing, tutoring, or other education software included on the list published under Subsection (a)(2).
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