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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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receive credit by an examination administered through the |
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College-Level Examination Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.023(c-1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A school district shall give a student in grade level |
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six or above credit for a subject if the student scores: |
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(1) a three or higher on an advanced placement |
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examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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and developed by the College Board; or |
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(2) a scaled score of 50 [60] or higher on an |
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examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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and administered through the College-Level Examination Program. |
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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. |