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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules adopted and reporting required under the school |
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district college credit program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 28.009(b) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The agency shall coordinate with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board as necessary in administering this |
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section. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary concerning |
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the duties under this section of a school district. The Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules as necessary |
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concerning the duties under this section of a public institution of |
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higher education. |
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(c) Each school district shall annually report to the |
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agency: |
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(1) the number of district students, including career |
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and technical students, who have participated in the program and |
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earned college credit; and |
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(2) the cumulative number of courses in which |
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participating district students have [enrolled and college credit
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hours the students have] earned high school credit under this |
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section. |
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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. |