By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 850

(In the Senate - Filed February 22, 2011; March 1, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education; March 14, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; March 14, 2011, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 850 By: Zaffirini

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to formula funding for certain semester credit hours earned for dual course credit.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows:

(p) In its instruction and operations formula applicable to an institution of higher education, the board may not include any semester credit hours earned for dual course credit by a high school student for high school and college credit at the institution unless those credit hours are earned through any of the following:

(1) a course in the core curriculum of the institution providing course credit;

(2) a career and technical education course that applies to any certificate or associate's degree offered by the institution providing course credit; and

(3) a foreign language course.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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