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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a state-level credit by examination |
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program for public secondary education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0235 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0235. STATE-LEVEL PROGRAM FOR CREDIT BY |
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EXAMINATION. The commissioner by rule shall establish a state-level |
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program for public secondary education in this state under which a |
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student in a Texas public high school may receive credit by |
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examination for any course required or offered by a Texas public |
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high school. The commissioner: |
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(1) shall ensure that the examination for each course |
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thoroughly tests, at the applicable grade level, mastery of the |
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skills taught or comprehension of the information presented in the |
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course; |
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(2) shall ensure that a student who takes an |
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examination under the program receives credit for the applicable |
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course by the student's school and school district if the student's |
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score on the examination for that course is at or above the level |
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established by the commissioner as the passing score for that |
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examination for purposes of this program; and |
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(3) shall require the student's school and school |
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district to enter the examination score on a student's transcript |
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if the student is given credit for a course on the |
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basis of an |
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examination under the program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |