Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

Contracts

• ISD Procurement: Expect addendums to Multi-Year Master Service Agreements (MSAs) requiring specific certification of compliance with SB24 standards by Spring 2026.
• Asset Licensing: Legal teams must execute new licensing agreements with organizations representing victims of communism to secure rights for mandatory "first-person accounts" (video/audio/text) required by the statute.

Hiring/Training

• Content Development: Product teams for Grades 4-12 must be trained on the specific statutory inclusions (e.g., Holodomor, Great Leap Forward, Pol Pot).
• Regulatory Liaison: Assign a specific stakeholder to monitor SBOE hearings to ensure content aligns with the specific victim organizations the Board chooses to consult.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• TEKS Correlation Matrices: You must generate updated correlation documents mapping your content to the new statutory subsections to prove compliance during the bidding process.
• Source Verification: Maintain rigorous documentation regarding the provenance and authenticity of victim testimonies to prevent liability regarding historical accuracy.

Fees & Costs

• Development Costs: Budget for immediate content revision and asset acquisition (licensing fees for archival footage/testimony).
• Inventory Write-Offs: Physical textbooks currently in warehouses that do not contain these specific historical accounts will be unsellable to Texas ISDs for the 2026 cycle.