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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an approval process for career and technology education |
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courses offered by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002(f), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) A school district may offer courses for local credit in |
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addition to those in the required curriculum. The State Board of |
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Education shall be flexible in approving a course for credit for |
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high school graduation under this subsection. Approval of a career |
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and technology education course is subject to Section 28.029. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.029 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.029. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSES. (a) |
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In this section, "board" means the State Board of Education. |
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(b) A school district may submit one or more career and |
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technology education courses for review and approval by the board |
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to satisfy requirements imposed under Section 28.002(a)(2)(E). |
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(c) Not later than January 1 of the school year preceding |
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the first school year for which the district requests approval, the |
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district must submit a detailed description of the course, |
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including the curriculum, instructional materials, and required |
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equipment, if any, and any other information required by the board. |
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(d) If the board does not approve or disapprove the course |
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before the 90th day after the date on which the district's completed |
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application is received, the course is considered approved to |
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satisfy the requirements imposed under Section 28.002(a)(2)(E). |
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(e) After a course is approved in accordance with this |
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section, any school district may offer the course to satisfy the |
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requirements imposed under Section 28.002(a)(2)(E). |
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(f) Approval obtained under this section remains in effect |
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for three school years. After the third school year, any school |
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district may request and obtain approval of the course for an |
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additional three-year period in the same manner as the initial |
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request under this section. There is no limit on the number of |
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times that a course may be approved for an additional three-year |
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period. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |