Bill Text: TX HB4434 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and the Texas First Scholarship Program.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-15 - Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres [HB4434 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4434-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and the Texas First Scholarship Program.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-15 - Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres [HB4434 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4434-Introduced.html
By: Kuempel | H.B. No. 4434 |
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relating to the establishment of certain programs to facilitate | ||
early high school graduation and enrollment at public institutions | ||
of higher education and to the repeal of the Early High School | ||
Graduation Scholarship program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 28.0253, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 28.0253. TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION | ||
[PILOT] PROGRAM[: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FOR STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE | ||
EARLY READINESS FOR COLLEGE]. | ||
(a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board. | ||
(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of | ||
higher education as defined in Education Code § 61.003(8) |
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[(b)-(d) no changes] | ||
(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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school diploma |
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standards established under Subsection (c), the student | ||
demonstrates mastery of and early readiness for college in each of | ||
the subject areas described by that subsection and in a language | ||
other than English, notwithstanding any other local or state | ||
requirements. |