78R11858 CAS-D


By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 415



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to state funding of courses offered for joint high school 
and junior college credit.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 130.008(d), Education Code, is repealed.                   
	SECTION 2.  Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  If a student may receive course credit toward the 
student's high school academic requirements and toward the 
student's higher education academic requirements for a single 
course, the time during which the student attends the course may not 
be counted as part of the minimum number of instructional hours 
required for a student to be considered a full-time student in 
average daily attendance for purposes of this section.  This 
subsection expires September 1, 2004.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.