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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice regarding the availability of programs under |
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which a student may earn college credit in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.010. NOTIFICATION REGARDING COLLEGE CREDIT |
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PROGRAMS. (a) Each school year, a school district shall notify |
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the parent of each district student enrolled in grade nine or above |
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of the availability of programs in the district under which a |
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student may earn college credit, including advanced placement |
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programs, dual credit programs, joint high school and college |
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credit programs, and international baccalaureate programs. |
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(b) A school district may provide the notification required |
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by this section on the district's Internet website. The |
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notification must include the name and contact information of any |
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public or private entity offering a program described by this |
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section in the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |