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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to college preparatory courses for public high school |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.014, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Each school district shall partner with at least one |
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institution of higher education to develop and provide courses in |
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college preparatory mathematics and English language arts. The |
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courses must be designed: |
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(1) subject to Subsection (a-1), for students at the |
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11th and 12th grade levels [level] whose performance on: |
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(A) an end-of-course assessment instrument |
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required under Section 39.023(c) does not meet college readiness |
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standards; or |
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(B) coursework, a college entrance examination, |
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or an assessment instrument designated under Section 51.334 |
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indicates that the student is not ready to perform entry-level |
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college coursework; and |
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(2) to prepare students for success in entry-level |
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college courses. |
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(a-1) A student at the 11th grade level may take a course |
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provided under Subsection (a) if the student demonstrates to an |
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appropriate campus administrator that the student would otherwise |
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be unable to take the course during the student's 12th grade year |
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and complete the curriculum requirements for high school |
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graduation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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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, 2019. |