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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting students from certain end-of-course |
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assessment instruments based on certain alternative performance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-4) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by |
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which a student's satisfactory performance on an [advanced
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placement test,] international baccalaureate examination[, an SAT
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Subject Test,] or another assessment instrument determined by the |
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commissioner to be at least as rigorous as an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c) may be used |
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as a factor in determining whether the student satisfies the |
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requirements of Subsection (a), including the cumulative score |
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requirement of that subsection. The commissioner by rule may |
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determine a method by which a student's satisfactory performance on |
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a Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) [assessment] or a |
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preliminary American College Test (ACT) [assessment] may be used as |
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a factor in determining whether the student satisfies the |
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requirements of Subsection (a). |
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(a-4) The commissioner shall determine a method by which a |
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student's satisfactory performance on an SAT Subject Test or |
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successful completion of a dual credit course, as determined in |
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accordance with commissioner rule, may be used to satisfy the |
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requirements concerning an end-of-course assessment instrument in |
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an equivalent subject as prescribed by Subsection (a), including |
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the cumulative score requirement of that subsection. The |
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commissioner shall determine a method by which a student's score of |
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three or higher on an advanced placement test in a subject may be |
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used to satisfy the requirements concerning an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument in an equivalent subject as prescribed by |
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Subsection (a), including the cumulative score requirement of that |
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subsection. The commissioner shall determine a method by which a |
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student's overall score on or score on a portion of the Scholastic |
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Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT), determined by |
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the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of higher |
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education to be equal to or higher than the minimum score acceptable |
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for admission to a public institution of higher education in this |
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state, may be used to satisfy the requirements concerning an |
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end-of-course assessment instrument in one or more appropriate |
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subjects as prescribed by Subsection (a), including the cumulative |
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score requirement of that subsection. The commissioner shall adopt |
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rules as necessary for the administration of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.023(o), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school 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, 2013. |