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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to college preparatory courses offered by school districts |
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for local course credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0026. COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE. (a) To the |
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greatest extent practicable, a school district shall offer to |
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students attending high school in the district a college |
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preparatory course for local course credit in accordance with |
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Section 28.002(f). |
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(b) A college preparatory course under Subsection (a) must |
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include: |
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(1) guidance concerning the college admissions |
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process, including: |
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(A) information concerning institutions of |
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higher education with a wide range of admissions criteria; and |
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(B) the availability of various types of |
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financial aid and the qualifications for obtaining those various |
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types of aid; |
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(2) instruction designed to prepare students for |
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successful performance on a specific college entrance examination; |
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and |
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(3) instruction on various forms of writing, |
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especially essay writing, at the college level. |
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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, 2013. |