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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of credit by examination for public |
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school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.092, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Subsection (a) does not apply to a student who |
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receives credit by examination for a class as provided by Section |
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28.023. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.023. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION. (a) Using guidelines |
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established by the State Board of Education, a school district |
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shall develop or select for [board] review by the district board of |
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trustees examinations for acceleration for each primary school |
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grade level and for credit for secondary school academic subjects. |
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The guidelines must provide for the examinations to thoroughly test |
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comprehension of the information presented in the applicable grade |
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level or subject. The board of trustees shall approve for each |
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subject, to the extent available, at least four examinations that |
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satisfy State Board of Education [board] guidelines. The |
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examinations approved by the board of trustees must include: |
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(1) advanced placement examinations developed by the |
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College Board; and |
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(2) examinations administered through the |
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College-Level Examination Program. |
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(b) A school district shall give a student in a primary |
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grade level credit for a grade level and advance the student one |
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grade level on the basis of an [a board-approved] examination for |
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acceleration approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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if: |
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(1) the student scores in the 80th [90th] percentile |
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or above on each section of the examination; |
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(2) a district representative recommends that the |
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student be advanced; and |
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(3) the student's parent or guardian gives written |
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approval of the advancement. |
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(c) A school district shall give a student in grade level |
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six or above credit for a subject on the basis of an [a
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board-approved] examination for credit in the subject approved by |
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the board of trustees under Subsection (a) if the student scores in |
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the 80th [90th] percentile or above on the examination or if the |
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student achieves a score as provided by Subsection (c-1). If a |
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student is given credit in a subject on the basis of an examination, |
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the district shall enter the examination score on the student's |
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transcript and the student is not required to take an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c) for that |
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subject. |
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(c-1) A school district shall give a student in grade level |
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six or above credit for a subject if the student scores: |
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(1) a three or higher on an advanced placement |
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examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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and developed by the College Board; or |
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(2) a scaled score of 60 or higher on an examination |
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approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) and |
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administered through the College-Level Examination Program. |
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(d) Each district shall administer each examination |
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approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) not fewer |
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[less] than four times each [once a] year, at times to be determined |
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by the State Board of Education. |
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(e) Subsection (d) does not apply to an examination that has |
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an administration date that is established by an entity other than |
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the school district. |
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(f) A student may not attempt more than two times to receive |
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credit for a particular subject on the basis of an examination for |
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credit in that subject. |
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(g) If a student fails to achieve the designated score |
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described by Subsection (c) or (c-1) on an applicable examination |
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described by Subsection (c) or (c-1) for a subject before the |
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beginning of the school year in which the student would ordinarily |
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be required to enroll in a course in that subject in accordance with |
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the school district's prescribed course sequence, the student must |
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satisfactorily complete the course to receive credit for the |
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course. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2694 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 5, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2694 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2694 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |