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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating a pilot project to reduce the need for |
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developmental education required for certain students entering |
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higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.367 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.367. COLLEGE READINESS PILOT PROJECT. (a) Not |
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later than January 1, 2010, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board shall establish a pilot project to provide funding and |
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support to institutions of higher education to develop programs for |
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early intervention to prepare high school students for academic |
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skills assessments used to determine a student's readiness to |
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enroll in freshman-level academic course work at an institution of |
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higher education. |
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(b) An institution of higher education shall apply to the |
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coordinating board to participate in the pilot project. The |
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coordinating board shall select not more than three institutions of |
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higher education to participate based on: |
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(1) the merit of the institution's proposed program; |
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(2) the number of students to be served by the program; |
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(3) the remediation or developmental needs of the |
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community served by the program; and |
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(4) other criteria as determined by the coordinating |
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board. |
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(c) The pilot project may be funded by appropriations, by |
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gifts, grants, and donations, and by any other funds the |
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coordinating board obtains, including federal funds, for the pilot |
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project. |
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(d) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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coordinating board shall report to the governor and to the chair of |
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each standing committee of each house of the legislature with |
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jurisdiction over education regarding: |
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(1) the effectiveness of programs funded under the |
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pilot project established by this section in minimizing the need |
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for developmental education; and |
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(2) recommendations regarding implementing similar |
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programs at other institutions of higher education. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2015. |
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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. |