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AN ACT
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relating to agreements with public junior colleges for courses for |
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joint high school and junior college credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.008, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), a public junior |
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college may enter into an agreement with a school district, |
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organization, or other person that operates a high school to offer a |
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course as provided by this section regardless of whether the high |
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school is located within the service area of the junior college |
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district. |
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(d-1) A public junior college may enter into an agreement |
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described by Subsection (d) with respect to a high school located |
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within the service area of another junior college district only if |
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the other junior college district is unable to provide the |
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requested course to the satisfaction of the school district. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2480 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2480 on May 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2480 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |