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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program |
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and the Texas First Scholarship Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0253(a)(2), Education Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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higher education [that is designated as a research university or |
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emerging research university under the coordinating board's |
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accountability system]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.0253(e), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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shall allow a student to graduate and receive [may issue] a high |
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school diploma [to a student] under the program if, using the |
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standards established under Subsection (c), the student |
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demonstrates mastery of and early readiness for college in each of |
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the subject areas described by that subsection and in a language |
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other than English, notwithstanding any other local or state |
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requirements. |
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SECTION 3. Section 56.221(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003[, that |
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is designated as a research university or emerging research |
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university under the coordinating board's accountability system]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |