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AN ACT
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relating to the use of individual graduation committees for certain |
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high school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0258, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this section applies |
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to any student in grade 12 during the 2020-2021 school year |
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regardless of whether the student meets the criteria described by |
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Subsection (a). This subsection expires September 1, 2022. |
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(h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (h), in determining |
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whether a student described by Subsection (a-1) is qualified to |
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graduate, an individual graduation committee is not required to |
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consider criteria under Subsection (h) relating to the student's |
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performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered |
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under Section 39.023. This subsection expires September 1, 2022. |
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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, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 999 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 999 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 999 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |