Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2909	House Author:  Branch
Effective:  6-17-11	Senate Sponsor:  Shapiro

House Bill 2909 amends the Education Code to redesignate "Education: Go Get It" Week as Generation Texas Week and to include information about college readiness standards and expectations regarding what students must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level college courses among the information required to be provided to students by each middle school, junior high school, and high school during the week. The bill increases from three to six the number of additional members the co-chairs of the P-16 Council are authorized to appoint to the council.

The bill requires, rather than authorizes, the statewide public awareness campaign to promote the value and availability of higher education to include the provision of certain information and specifies that the information on the academic preparation needed to pursue a postsecondary education is the academic preparation needed to successfully pursue a postsecondary education, as determined under provisions of law relating to the advancement of college readiness in required public school curriculum.

The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to coordinate with the Texas Education Agency, the P-16 Council, and other appropriate entities, including regional P‑16 councils and businesses, to implement the public awareness campaign and removes a provision authorizing the coordinating board to coordinate with other agencies as necessary to develop and implement the campaign.