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AN ACT
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lating to the limit on junior college courses that a high school |
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student may enroll in for dual credit and the calculation of average |
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daily attendance for a school district or open-enrollment charter |
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school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Subject to rules adopted by the commissioner under |
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Section 42.0052(b), time that a student participates in an |
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off-campus instructional program approved under Section 42.0052(a) |
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shall be counted as part of the minimum number of instructional |
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hours required for a student to be considered a full-time student in |
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average daily attendance for purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.0052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0052. OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR PURPOSES OF |
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AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. (a) The commissioner may, based on |
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criteria developed by the commissioner, approve instructional |
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programs provided off campus by an entity other than a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school as a program in which |
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participation by a student of a district or charter school may be |
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counted for purposes of determining average daily attendance in |
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accordance with Section 42.005(h). |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt by rule verification and |
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reporting procedures concerning time spent by students |
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participating in instructional programs approved under Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 130.008(f), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2812 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2812 on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2812 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |