87R10076 BDP-D
 
  By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 3465
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to college readiness for purposes of the college, career,
  or military readiness outcomes bonus under the Foundation School
  Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (f)  For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
  demonstrates:
               (1)  college readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  both:
                           (i)  achieves college readiness standards
  used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
  SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
                           (ii) [(B)]  during a time period established
  by commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational
  institution; or
                     (B)  earns an associate degree while attending
  high school or during a time period established by commissioner
  rule;
               (2)  career readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  achieves college readiness standards used
  for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
  an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
                     (B)  during a time period established by
  commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; and
               (3)  military readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  achieves a passing score set by the
  applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
  Aptitude Battery; and
                     (B)  during a time period established by
  commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United
  States.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.