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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that public school counselors provide |
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parents with information regarding assessment instruments used in |
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the admissions processes of colleges and universities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.007, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In September and January of each school year, a school |
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counselor at a high school, including an open-enrollment charter |
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school offering high school grade levels, shall mail information |
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relating to the SAT, the ACT, and any other national |
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norm-referenced assessment instrument generally used by colleges |
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and universities as part of their undergraduate admissions |
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processes to the home address of the parent or guardian of each |
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student enrolled in grade 11 or 12. The information must include |
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upcoming administration dates for the assessment instruments and |
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associated registration deadlines. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |