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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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House Bill No. 2237 (relating to grants, programs and innovative |
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governance structures for dropout prevention, high school |
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success, and college and workforce readiness in public schools) |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the |
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committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 8. (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 |
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education shall develop and recommend to the State Board of |
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Education for adoption under Section 28.002 the essential |
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knowledge and skills of courses in college preparatory |
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mathematics, science, social studies, and English language arts. |
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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 |
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developed under this section may use the credit earned in the |
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course toward satisfying the applicable mathematics or science |
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curriculum requirement for the recommended or advanced high |
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school program 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 |
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section to ensure the rigor of the course. A school district |
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shall, in accordance with State Board of Education rules, |
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administer the end-of-course assessment instrument to a student |
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enrolled in a course developed under this section. Each school |
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district shall adopt a policy that requires a student's |
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performance on the end-of-course assessment instrument to |
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account for 15 percent of the student's final grade for the |
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course. A student's performance on an end-of-course assessment |
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instrument administered under this subsection may be used, on a |
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scale of 0-40, in calculating whether the student satisfies the |
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graduation requirements established 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 |
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to be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument |
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administered under Subsection (c) to be used for purposes of |
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Section 51.3062. The questions must be developed in a manner |
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consistent with any college readiness standards adopted under |
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Sections 39.113 and 51.3062. A student's performance on a |
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question adopted under this subsection may not be used to |
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determine the student's performance on an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument. |
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(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt |
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instructional materials for a course developed under this |
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section in accordance with Chapter 31. The instructional |
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materials must include technology resources that enhance the |
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effectiveness of the course and draw on established best |
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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 |
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this section. The State Board of Education shall make each |
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course developed under this section and the related |
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instructional materials available to school districts not later |
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than the 2014-2015 school year. As required by Subsection (c), a |
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school district shall adopt a policy requiring a student's |
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performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument |
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administered under that subsection to account for 15 percent of |
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the student's grade for a course developed under this section not |
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later than the 2014-2015 school year. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2015. |
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(b) This section takes effect only if S.B. No. 1031, Acts |
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of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, takes effect. If |
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S.B. No. 1031, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2007, does 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. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |