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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to alternative developmental education courses under the |
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Texas Success Initiative for institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.3062(i), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(i) The institution of higher education may refer a student |
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to developmental coursework as considered necessary by the |
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institution to address a student's deficiencies in the student's |
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readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework, except |
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that the institution may not require enrollment in developmental |
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coursework with respect to a student previously determined by any |
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institution of higher education to have met college-readiness |
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standards. If an institution of higher education requires a |
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student to enroll in developmental coursework, the institution must |
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offer the student the option of enrolling in developmental |
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coursework in an intensive or compressed format that allows the |
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student to enroll in developmental courses without substantially |
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conflicting with other coursework or the student's overall academic |
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progress. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2010-2011 academic 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. |