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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offering of certain high school courses for which |
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students may earn college credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.009, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-6) to read as follows: |
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(a-6) A governmental entity or state officer may not |
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prohibit an international baccalaureate course, an advanced |
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placement course, or any instructional component of a course for |
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which an accredited institution of higher education in this state |
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awards course credit in the subject for the achievement of a |
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required score on a College-Level Examination Program examination, |
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an advanced placement test, or an international baccalaureate |
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examination from being offered to students. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2024-2025 |
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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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |