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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public high school graduation credit requirements |
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for a language other than English. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025(b-21), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-21) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State |
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Board of Education shall adopt criteria to allow a student to comply |
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with the curriculum requirement for one credit under Subsection |
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(b-1)(5) by successfully completing at an elementary school either |
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a dual language immersion program under Section 28.0051 or a course |
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in American Sign Language [at an elementary school]. |
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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, 2019. |