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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 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 board of trustees may establish a higher minimum |
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passing standard, that is greater than the 80th percentile equal to |
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or less than the 90th percentile, on an examination authorized by |
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this section. |
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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. |