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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approval by the State Board of Education of certain |
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public school courses for use in satisfying mathematics or science |
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course requirements under the recommended and advanced high school |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-3) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require |
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that: |
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(1) except as provided by Subsection (b-2) or (b-3), |
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the curriculum requirements for the recommended and advanced high |
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school programs under Subsection (a) include a requirement that |
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students successfully complete four courses in each subject of the |
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foundation curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1); and |
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(2) one or more courses offered in the required |
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curriculum for the recommended and advanced high school programs |
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include a research writing component. |
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(b-3) On application from a school district, the State Board |
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of Education may approve use of a course offered by the district in |
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the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2) to satisfy |
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curriculum requirements for a mathematics or science course under |
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Subsection (b-1)(1) if the board determines that the course offered |
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by the district in the enrichment curriculum contains academic |
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content substantively similar to and as rigorous as a mathematics |
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or science course in the foundation curriculum. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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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, 2009. |