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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the computation of public high school grade point |
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averages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0252, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner may develop a standard method of |
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computing a student's high school grade point average that provides |
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for additional weight to be given to each honors course, advanced |
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placement course, international baccalaureate course, or dual |
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credit course completed by a student. Any standard method |
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developed under this subsection must be consistent with the |
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requirements of Subsection (a-1). |
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(a-1) A school district that computes a student's high |
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school grade point average in a manner that provides for additional |
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weight to be given to any of the following types of courses |
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completed by a student shall provide for the same weight to be given |
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to all of the following types of courses completed by a student: |
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(1) an honors course; |
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(2) an advanced placement course; |
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(3) an international baccalaureate course; or |
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(4) a dual credit course. |
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(a-2) A student's grade point average computed in the manner |
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provided by Subsection (a-1) shall be used in determining the |
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student's eligibility for automatic college admission under |
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Sections 51.803 and 51.804. |
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(b-1) Subsection (a-1) applies only to students entering |
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grade nine during or after the 2011-2012 school year. This |
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subsection expires September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.807(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 28.0252(a-2), the [The] |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating |
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to the operation of admissions programs under this subchapter, |
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including rules relating to the identification of eligible |
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students. |
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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, 2011. |