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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum scores required for public school students to |
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pass an examination for acceleration or for credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a |
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school district's board of trustees may establish a minimum |
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required score for each section of an examination for acceleration |
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or an examination for credit approved by the board under Subsection |
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(a) that is higher than the minimum required scores under |
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Subsections (b) and (c), respectively. A minimum required score |
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established by a board of trustees under this subsection: |
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(1) may be no greater than a score in the 90th |
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percentile; |
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(2) must be established before the beginning of a |
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school year for examinations to be administered in the school year; |
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and |
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(3) must apply for at least the entire school year. |
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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. |