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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas |
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of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the |
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Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 19.0043 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.0043. CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL |
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PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE. (a) A school |
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district shall grant credit to a student toward the academic, |
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career and technology, or other course requirements for high school |
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graduation for courses the student successfully completes in the |
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Windham School District educational programs, provided that the |
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completed courses meet the standards adopted under Section |
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28.002(c). |
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(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a |
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Windham School District educational program if: |
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(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum |
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requirements identified by the State Board of Education under |
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Section 28.025(a) and complies with Section 39.025; or |
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(2) the student successfully completes the curriculum |
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requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an |
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individualized education program developed under Section 29.005. |
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(c) A Windham School District educational program may issue |
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a certificate of coursework completion to a student who |
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successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by |
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the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) but who fails |
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to comply with Section 39.025. |
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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. |
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