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House Bill 1748 |
House Author: Morrison |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Shapiro |
House Bill 1748 amends the Education Code to transfer all powers and duties relating to the Texas governor's schools program from the Texas Education Agency and the commissioner of education to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The bill also expands the scope of the program to allow the inclusion of a fine arts curriculum, as well as the mathematics and science and humanities curricula, and it requires that the criteria for admission include grade point averages, academic standing, and extracurricular activities.