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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of students to have costs of college |
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advanced placement tests or international baccalaureate |
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examinations paid under agreements between the commissioner of |
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education and the College Board and Educational Testing Service or |
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the International Baccalaureate Organization. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.053(h), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) The commissioner may enter into agreements with the |
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college board and the International Baccalaureate Organization to |
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pay for all examinations taken by eligible public school students. |
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An eligible student is a student [one] who: |
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(1) takes a college advanced placement or |
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international baccalaureate course at a public school or who is |
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recommended by the student's principal or teacher to take the test; |
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and |
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(2) demonstrates financial need as determined in |
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accordance with guidelines adopted by the board that are consistent |
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with the definition of financial need adopted by the college board |
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or the International Baccalaureate Organization. |
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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, 2011. |