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Senate Bill 1429 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Herrero |
Senate Bill 1429 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas Board of Nursing to adopt rules related to the use by a school of nursing or educational program of a standardized examination prepared by a private entity. The bill specifies the authorized uses of such a standardized examination and requires the rules to prohibit the use of a standardized examination as a graduation requirement or to deny students an affidavit of graduation. The bill also requires the rules to provide that a score on a standardized examination may not account for more than 10 percent of a course grade and prohibits a school or program that determines a student is in need of academic remediation on the basis of a standardized examination from requiring the student to attend any course offered by the examination provider.