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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition of restrictions on the grade levels at |
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which a public high school student may be eligible to enroll in a |
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dual credit course. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.009(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The agency shall coordinate with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board as necessary in administering this |
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section. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary concerning |
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the duties under this section of a school district. The Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules as necessary |
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concerning the duties under this section of a public institution of |
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higher education. A rule may not restrict the grade levels at which |
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a high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit |
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course. |
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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, 2015. |