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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of costs associated with dual credit courses |
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offered at public high schools. |
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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 28.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0091. STUDY OF COSTS OF DUAL CREDIT COURSES. (a) |
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The agency shall conduct a study to examine costs associated with |
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dual credit courses offered at public high schools. In conducting |
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the study, the agency shall: |
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(1) collect data relating to costs associated with |
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dual credit courses, including tuition and fees, from: |
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(A) school districts; |
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(B) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board; |
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(C) public junior and community colleges; |
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(D) the Texas State Technical College System; and |
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(E) general academic teaching institutions; |
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(2) identify the sources of funding for dual credit |
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courses and the amount funded by each source; and |
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(3) determine the manner in which funds under |
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Subdivision (2) are being used for dual credit courses. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2020, the agency shall |
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prepare a report detailing the results of the study under this |
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section and submit the report to each standing legislative |
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committee with primary jurisdiction over secondary and higher |
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education. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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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. |