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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to |
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award certain course credit for a dual credit course in computer |
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science. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.306 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.306. AWARD OF UNDERGRADUATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE |
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CREDIT FOR DUAL CREDIT COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE. (a) In this |
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section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 61.003. |
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(b) An institution of higher education shall award to an |
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undergraduate student enrolled in the institution undergraduate |
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course credit toward satisfaction of a foreign language course |
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requirement of the institution for the student's successful |
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completion of a dual credit course in computer science. |
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(c) This section does not apply if the student's major is in |
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a foreign language. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.306, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with students initially enrolling in an |
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undergraduate program at a public institution for the 2025-2026 |
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academic 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, 2025. |