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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment by the State Board of Education of an |
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advanced computer science program for high school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.018. ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM. (a) The |
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State Board of Education by rule shall develop and implement a |
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program under which: |
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(1) students in participating school districts may |
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comply with the curriculum requirements for an advanced mathematics |
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credit under Section 28.025(b-1)(2) or an advanced science credit |
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under Section 28.025(b-1)(3) by successfully completing an |
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advanced computer science course; and |
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(2) participating school districts implement rigorous |
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standards, as developed by the State Board of Education, for |
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advanced computer science courses that are focused on the creation |
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and use of software and computing technologies. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. The State B |
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oard of Education shall establish the |
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program under Section 28.018, Education Code, as added by this Act, |
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not later than September 1, 2018, for implementation during the |
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2018-2019 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, 2017. |