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H.R. No. 1851
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on Senate Bill 86, relating to admissions
to public institutions of higher education, to consider and take
action on the following matter:
House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
conference committee to include the following text amending Section
28.026, Education Code, in the bill:
Sec. 28.026. NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC COLLEGE ADMISSION. (a)
The board of trustees of a school district shall require each high
school in the district to post appropriate signs in each
counselor's office, in each principal's office, and in each
administrative building indicating the substance of Section 51.803
regarding automatic college admission. To assist in the
dissemination of this information, the school district shall:
(1) require that each high school counselor and class
advisor be provided a detailed explanation of the substance of
Section 51.803;
(2) provide each district student and the student's
parent or guardian, at the time the student first registers for one
or more classes required for high school graduation, with a written
notification of the substance of Section 51.803;
(3) require that each high school counselor and senior
class advisor explain to eligible students the substance of Section
51.803; and
(4) [(3)] provide each eligible senior student under
Section 51.803 and the student's parent or guardian, at the
commencement of a class's senior year, with a written notification
of the student's eligibility with a detailed explanation of the
substance of Section 51.803.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt forms to use in providing
notice under Subsections (a)(2) and (4). In providing notice under
Subsection (a)(2) or (4), a school district shall use the
appropriate form adopted by the commissioner.
Explanation: These changes are necessary to ensure that
information about the changes in law made by the bill is publicized
to students and their parents at appropriate times.
Morrison
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1851 was adopted by the House on June
1, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House