H.B. No. 415




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  Section 130.008(d), Education Code, is repealed.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.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 415 was passed by the House on May 10, 
2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 415 was passed by the Senate on May 
28, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor