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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parental notification by a school district regarding |
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high school graduation requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.02123 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.02123. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL |
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Not later than September 1 of each |
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school year, a school district shall notify by regular mail and |
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e-mail the parent of or other person standing in parental relation |
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to each student enrolled in grade nine or above that the student is |
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not required to complete an Algebra II course to graduate under the |
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foundation high school program. |
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(b) The notification must include information regarding the |
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potential consequences to a student of not completing an Algebra II |
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course, including the impact on eligibility for: |
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(1) automatic college admission under Section 51.803; |
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and |
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(2) certain financial aid authorized under Title 3, |
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including: |
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(A) the TEXAS grant program under Subchapter M, |
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Chapter 56; and |
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(B) the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant |
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Program under Subchapter P, Chapter 56. |
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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. |