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House Bill 1992 |
House Author: Zerwas et al. |
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Effective: 6-3-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Seliger et al. |
House Bill 1992 amends the Education Code to prohibit an institution of higher education, in establishing the minimum required score on an Advanced Placement examination, from requiring an entering freshman student to achieve a score of more than three on an examination unless the institution's chief academic officer determines, based on evidence, that a higher score is necessary to show the student is sufficiently prepared to be successful in a related, more advanced course for which the lower-division course is a prerequisite.
The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with institutions of higher education, the coordinating board's Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee, and other interested parties, to conduct a study on the performance of undergraduate students at institutions of higher education who receive undergraduate course credit for achieving the required scores on Advanced Placement examinations.