Bill Text: TX HB2549 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the periodic review and revision of college and career readiness standards in public education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB2549 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB2549-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 2549

AN ACT
relating to the periodic review and revision of college and career
readiness standards in public education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 28.008(b) and (c), Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) The vertical teams shall:
(1) recommend for approval by the commissioner of
education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board college
readiness standards and expectations that address what students
must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level courses
offered at institutions of higher education;
(2) evaluate whether the high school curriculum
requirements under Section 28.002 and other instructional
requirements serve to prepare students to successfully perform
college-level course work;
(3) recommend how the public school curriculum
requirements can be aligned with college readiness standards and
expectations;
(4) develop instructional strategies for teaching
courses to prepare students to successfully perform college-level
course work; [and]
(5) develop or establish minimum standards for
curricula, professional development materials, and online support
materials in English language arts, mathematics, science, and
social studies, designed for students who need additional
assistance in preparing to successfully perform college-level
course work; and
(6) periodically review and revise the college
readiness standards and expectations developed under Subdivision
(1) and recommend revised standards for approval by the
commissioner of education and the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(c) The commissioner of education and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board by rule shall:
(1) establish the composition and duties of the
vertical teams established under this section; and
(2) establish a schedule for the periodic review
required under Subsection (b)(6), giving consideration to the cycle
of review and identification under Section 28.002 of the essential
knowledge and skills of subjects of the required curriculum.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2549 was passed by the House on May 2,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2549 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor