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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of |
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student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public |
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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, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (f) and (i) and adding Subsections (i-2) and |
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(i-3) to read as follows: |
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(f) Each assessment instrument designated by the board for |
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use under this section must be diagnostic in nature and designed to |
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assess a student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic |
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coursework. The board shall prescribe standards for the assessment |
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instrument or instruments that reflect that student readiness. [An
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institution of higher education may adopt more stringent assessment
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standards with respect to student readiness.] |
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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 offered as an online course or through the use of other |
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technology. |
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(i-2) An institution of higher education must base |
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developmental coursework on research-based best practices that |
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include the following components: |
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(1) assessment; |
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(2) differentiated placement and instruction; |
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(3) faculty development; |
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(4) support services; and |
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(5) evaluation. |
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(i-3) An institution of higher education must provide |
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professional development programs, including instruction in |
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differentiated instruction methods designed to address students' |
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diverse learning needs, to faculty and staff who provide |
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developmental coursework to students. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.3062(e), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |