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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 2237 (relating to grants, |
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programs and innovative governance structures for dropout |
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prevention, high school success, and college and workforce |
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readiness in public schools) to consider and take action on the |
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following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended to |
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permit the committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 34. (a) Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 28.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.014. COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES. (a) The |
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commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education |
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shall develop and recommend to the State Board of Education for |
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adoption under Section 28.002 the essential knowledge and skills of |
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courses in college preparatory mathematics, science, social |
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studies, and English language arts. The courses must be designed: |
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(1) for students at the 12th grade level who do not |
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meet college readiness standards on an end-of-course assessment |
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instrument required under Section 39.023(c); and |
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(2) to prepare students for success in entry-level |
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college courses. |
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(b) A student who successfully completes a course developed |
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under this section may use the credit earned in the course toward |
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satisfying the applicable mathematics or science curriculum |
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requirement for the recommended or advanced high school program |
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under Section 28.025. |
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(c) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument for each course developed under this section |
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to ensure the rigor of the course. A school district shall, in |
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accordance with State Board of Education rules, administer the |
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end-of-course assessment instrument to a student enrolled in a |
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course developed under this section. Each school district shall |
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adopt a policy that requires a student's performance on the |
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end-of-course assessment instrument to account for 15 percent of |
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the student's final grade for the course. A student's performance |
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on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under this |
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subsection may be used, on a scale of 0-40, in calculating whether |
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the student satisfies the graduation requirements established |
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under Section 39.025. |
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(d) The agency, in coordination with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt a series of questions to |
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be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument administered |
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under Subsection (c) to be used for purposes of Section 51.3062. |
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The questions must be developed in a manner consistent with any |
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college readiness standards adopted under Sections 39.113 and |
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51.3062. A student's performance on a question adopted under this |
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subsection may not be used to determine the student's performance |
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on an end-of-course assessment instrument. |
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(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt instructional |
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materials for a course developed under this section in accordance |
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with Chapter 31. The instructional materials must include |
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technology resources that enhance the effectiveness of the course |
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and draw on established best practices. |
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(f) To the extent applicable, the commissioner shall draw |
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from curricula and instructional materials developed under |
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Sections 28.008 and 61.0763 in developing a course and related |
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instructional materials under this section. Not later than |
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September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt |
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essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this |
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section. The State Board of Education shall make each course |
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developed under this section and the related instructional |
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materials available to school districts not later than the |
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2014-2015 school year. As required by Subsection (c), a school |
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district shall adopt a policy requiring a student's performance on |
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an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under that |
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subsection to account for 15 percent of the student's grade for a |
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course developed under this section not later than the 2014-2015 |
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school year. This subsection expires September 1, 2015. |
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(b) This section takes effect only if S.B. No. 1031, Acts of |
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the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, takes effect. If S.B. |
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No. 1031, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, does |
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not take effect, this section has no effect. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to add a provision to |
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the bill related to college preparatory courses. |