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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a high school equivalency |
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examination. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.111, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall provide for the administration of high |
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school equivalency examinations [, including administration by the
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adjutant general's department for students described by
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Subdivision (2)(C)]. |
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(a-1) A person who does not have a high school diploma may |
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take the examination in accordance with rules adopted by the board |
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if the person is: |
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(1) over 17 years of age; |
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(2) 16 years of age or older and: |
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(A) is enrolled in a Job Corps training program |
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under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 |
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et seq.), and its subsequent amendments; |
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(B) a public agency providing supervision of the |
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person or having custody of the person under a court order |
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recommends that the person take the examination; or |
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(C) is enrolled in the adjutant general's |
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department's Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps; or |
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(3) required to take the examination under a [justice
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or municipal] court order [issued under Article 45.054(a)(1)(C),
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Code of Criminal Procedure]. |
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(c) The board by rule shall develop and deliver high school |
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equivalency examinations and provide for the administration of the |
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examinations online. The rules must [:
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[(1)] provide a procedure for verifying the identity |
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of the person taking the examination [; and
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[(2)
prohibit a person under 18 years of age from
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taking the examination online]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. |
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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, 2013. |