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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the alignment of the college readiness standards and |
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expectations and the essential knowledge and skills. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.008(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The State Board of Education shall incorporate college |
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readiness standards and expectations approved by the commissioner |
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of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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under Subsection (b) into the essential knowledge and skills |
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identified by the board under Section 28.002(c). The State Board of |
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Education shall develop and by rule adopt a chart that clearly |
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indicates the alignment of the college readiness standards and |
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expectations with the essential knowledge and skills identified by |
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the board under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2016, the State Board |
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of Education shall adopt a chart as prescribed by Section |
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28.008(d), Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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. |