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House Bill 1613 |
House Author: Guillen |
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Effective: 6-19-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry |
House Bill 1613 amends the Education Code to require the State Board of Education (SBOE) to develop and adopt a chart that clearly indicates the alignment of the college readiness standards and expectations with the essential knowledge and skills identified by the SBOE. In addition, the bill exempts a student enrolled in a college preparatory mathematics or English language arts course who satisfies the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on a TSI test designed by the coordinating board from the administration of the Algebra I or English I and English II end-of-course tests, as applicable, even if the student did not perform satisfactorily on a previous administration of the applicable end-of-course test. The bill specifies that a student may retake a TSI test or may take the appropriate end-of-course test if the student fails to perform satisfactorily on the TSI test.