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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to |
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document and maintain information regarding the granting of certain |
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undergraduate course credit to entering freshman students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.968, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) For purposes of evaluating the policy adopted under |
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Subsection (b), an institution of higher education shall document |
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and maintain information regarding each granting of undergraduate |
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course credit under that policy for achieving a required score on an |
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Advanced Placement examination, including: |
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(1) the subject of the examination; |
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(2) the score achieved on the examination; and |
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(3) the course for which credit was granted. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.968(h), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with undergraduate course credit |
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granted in the 2019-2020 academic 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. |