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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the effectiveness of the success initiative |
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assessment and developmental coursework requirements and the |
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implementation of a pilot program regarding student readiness for |
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college-level work. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.3062, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (o-1) and (o-2) to read as follows: |
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(o-1) As a result of its evaluation under Subsection (o), |
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the board shall establish pilot programs, using funds appropriated |
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to the board, at institutions of higher education to develop |
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innovative strategies for addressing a student's deficiencies in |
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the student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic |
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coursework. |
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(o-2) In connection with its evaluation under Subsection |
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(o), the board shall perform an analysis of the effectiveness of the |
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requirements of this section in efficiently meeting the needs of |
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students in becoming ready to perform freshman-level academic |
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coursework. The analysis must examine the effects of the |
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requirements of this section on the progress and success of |
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students who enroll in an institution of higher education. Based on |
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the analysis, the board shall make recommendations for improving |
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developmental coursework and assessments, including |
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recommendations for legislation, and shall report its findings and |
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recommendations to each institution of higher education and the |
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legislature not later than November 1, 2010. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2011. |
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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. |