By: Hochberg, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 2480

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Education; May 15, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2009, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to agreements with public junior colleges for courses for joint high school and junior college credit.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 130.008, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) A public junior college may enter into an agreement with a school district, organization, or other person that operates a high school to offer a course as provided by this section regardless of whether the high school is located within the service area of the junior college district.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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