Bill Text: TX SB3 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum and assessment requirements for graduation and funding in support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-02 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB3 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB3-Comm_Sub.html
By: Patrick, et al. | S.B. No. 3 | |
(In the Senate - Filed February 1, 2013; February 5, 2013, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Education; | ||
February 25, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | ||
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0, 2 present not | ||
voting; February 25, 2013, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 3 | By: Patrick |
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relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum and | ||
assessment requirements for graduation and funding in support of | ||
certain curriculum authorized for graduation. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subsection (e), Section 7.062, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) The rules must: | ||
(1) limit the amount of assistance provided through a | ||
grant to not more than: | ||
(A) for a construction project, $200 per square | ||
foot of the science laboratory to be constructed; or | ||
(B) for a renovation project, $100 per square | ||
foot of the science laboratory to be renovated; | ||
(2) require a school district to demonstrate, as a | ||
condition of eligibility for a grant, that the existing district | ||
science laboratories are insufficient in number to comply with the | ||
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(3) provide for ranking school districts that apply | ||
for grants on the basis of wealth per student and giving priority in | ||
the award of grants to districts with low wealth per student. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (t) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(f) A school district may offer courses for local credit in | ||
addition to those in the required curriculum. The State Board of | ||
Education shall be flexible in approving a course for credit for | ||
high school graduation under this subsection. A district may also | ||
offer courses for local credit without obtaining State Board of | ||
Education approval if: | ||
(1) the district develops a program under which the | ||
district partners with a public or private institution of higher | ||
education and local business and community leaders to develop and | ||
provide the courses; | ||
(2) the courses prepare students to enter: | ||
(A) a career or technology training program in | ||
the district's region of the state; or | ||
(B) an institution of higher education without | ||
remediation; and | ||
(3) the board of trustees of the district approves the | ||
courses. | ||
(t) The State Board of Education by rule shall require a | ||
course of instruction in career explorations for each student | ||
during either seventh or eighth grade. The course must include | ||
detailed explanations and discussions of: | ||
(1) the foundation high school program and | ||
endorsements under Section 28.025; and | ||
(2) courses necessary or useful in pursuing higher | ||
education or a career. | ||
SECTION 3. Subsections (b), (c), and (f), Section 28.014, | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A student who successfully completes a course developed | ||
under this section may use the credit earned in the course toward | ||
satisfying the applicable mathematics or science curriculum | ||
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school program under Section 28.025. | ||
(c) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument for each course developed under this section | ||
to ensure the rigor of the course. A school district shall, in | ||
accordance with State Board of Education rules, administer the | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument to a student enrolled in a | ||
course developed under this section. [ |
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on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under this | ||
subsection may be used, on a scale of 0-40, in calculating whether | ||
the student satisfies the graduation requirements established | ||
under Section 39.025. | ||
(f) To the extent applicable, the commissioner shall draw | ||
from curricula and instructional materials developed under Section | ||
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instructional materials under this section. Not later than | ||
September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt | ||
essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this | ||
section. The State Board of Education shall make each course | ||
developed under this section and the related instructional | ||
materials available to school districts not later than the | ||
2014-2015 school year. [ |
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SECTION 4. Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e), Section | ||
28.0212, Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A principal shall designate a guidance counselor, | ||
teacher, or other appropriate individual to develop and administer | ||
a personal graduation plan for each student enrolled in a junior | ||
high, middle, or high school [ |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a | ||
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high, middle, or high school who does not perform satisfactorily on | ||
an assessment instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter | ||
39, or who is not likely to receive a high school diploma before the | ||
fifth school year following the student's enrollment in grade level | ||
nine, as determined by the school district, must at a minimum: | ||
(1) identify educational goals for the student; | ||
(2) include diagnostic information, appropriate | ||
monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation strategies; | ||
(3) include an intensive instruction program | ||
described by Section 28.0213; | ||
(4) address participation of the student's parent or | ||
guardian, including consideration of the parent's or guardian's | ||
educational expectations for the student; and | ||
(5) provide innovative methods to promote the | ||
student's advancement, including flexible scheduling, alternative | ||
learning environments, on-line instruction, and other | ||
interventions that are proven to accelerate the learning process | ||
and have been scientifically validated to improve learning and | ||
cognitive ability. | ||
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section | ||
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developed under Section 29.005 may be used as the student's | ||
personal graduation plan under this section. | ||
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study that: | ||
(1) promotes: | ||
(A) college and workforce readiness; and | ||
(B) career placement and advancement; and | ||
(2) facilitates the student's transition from | ||
secondary to postsecondary education. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (b-4), (b-5), (b-7), (b-9), | ||
(b-10), (b-11), and (e) and adding Subsections (b-12), (c-1), | ||
(c-2), (c-3), (h), and (h-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall determine | ||
curriculum requirements for the foundation [ |
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with the required curriculum under Section 28.002. The [ |
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specific courses in the foundation curriculum under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1) required under [ |
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course or a specific number of credits in the enrichment curriculum | ||
as requirements for the foundation high school [ |
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program. | ||
(b) A school district shall ensure that each student enrolls | ||
in the courses necessary to complete the curriculum requirements | ||
identified by the State Board of Education under Subsection (a) for | ||
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(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require | ||
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curriculum requirements for the foundation [ |
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include a requirement that students successfully complete: | ||
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28.002(a)(1)(A); | ||
(2) three credits in mathematics under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(B); | ||
(3) three credits in science under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(C), one of which may be satisfied by an academic | ||
elective credit in science in addition to elective credits under | ||
Subdivision (6); | ||
(4) three credits in social studies under Section | ||
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United States history, one-half credit in government, and [ |
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(5) except as provided by Subsection (b-12) [ |
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language in a language other than English under Section | ||
28.002(a)(2)(A) or, at the option of the student, two credits in | ||
computer programming [ |
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academic electives [ |
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(7) one-half credit in speech; | ||
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28.002(a)(2)(D); and | ||
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credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C). | ||
(b-4) A school district may offer the curriculum described | ||
in Subsections (b-1)(1) through (4) [ |
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applied manner. Courses delivered in an applied manner must cover | ||
the essential knowledge and skills, and the student shall be | ||
administered the applicable end-of-course assessment instrument as | ||
provided by Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025. | ||
(b-5) A school district may offer a mathematics or science | ||
course to be taken by a student after completion of Algebra II and | ||
physics [ |
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must be endorsed by an institution of higher education as a course | ||
for which the institution would award course credit or as a | ||
prerequisite for a course for which the institution would award | ||
course credit. | ||
(b-7) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the | ||
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt rules to | ||
ensure that a student may comply with the curriculum requirements | ||
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school program for each subject of the foundation curriculum under | ||
Section 28.002(a)(1) and for languages other than English to earn | ||
an endorsement under Subsection (c-1)(4)(B)(iv) [ |
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the core curriculum of an institution of higher education under | ||
Section 61.822. | ||
(b-9) The agency shall establish a pilot program allowing a | ||
student attending school in a county with a population of more than | ||
one million and in which more than 75 percent of the population | ||
resides in a single municipality to satisfy the fine arts credit | ||
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participating in a fine arts program not provided by the school | ||
district in which the student is enrolled. The fine arts program | ||
may be provided on or off a school campus and outside the regular | ||
school day. [ |
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(b-10) A school district, with the approval of the | ||
commissioner, may allow a student to comply with the curriculum | ||
requirements for the physical education credit required under | ||
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commercially sponsored physical activity program provided on or off | ||
a school campus and outside the regular school day. | ||
(b-11) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State | ||
Board of Education shall allow a student who is unable to | ||
participate in physical activity due to disability or illness to | ||
substitute one credit in English language arts, mathematics, | ||
science, or social studies or one academic elective credit for the | ||
physical education credit required under Subsection (b-1)(9) | ||
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subsection may not also be used by the student to satisfy a | ||
graduation requirement other than completion of the physical | ||
education credit. The rules must provide that the determination | ||
regarding a student's ability to participate in physical activity | ||
will be made by: | ||
(1) if the student receives special education services | ||
under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, | ||
and dismissal committee; | ||
(2) if the student does not receive special education | ||
services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, but is covered by Section | ||
504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), the | ||
committee established for the student under that Act; or | ||
(3) if each of the committees described by | ||
Subdivisions (1) and (2) is inapplicable, a committee established | ||
by the school district of persons with appropriate knowledge | ||
regarding the student. | ||
(b-12) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State | ||
Board of Education shall allow a student who, due to disability, is | ||
unable to complete two courses in the same language in a language | ||
other than English, as provided under Subsection (b-1)(5), to | ||
substitute for those credits two credits in English language arts, | ||
mathematics, science, or social studies or two credits in career | ||
and technology education or other academic electives. A credit | ||
allowed to be substituted under this subsection may not also be used | ||
by the student to satisfy a graduation credit requirement other | ||
than credit for completion of a language other than English. The | ||
rules must provide that the determination regarding a student's | ||
ability to participate in language-other-than-English courses will | ||
be made by: | ||
(1) if the student receives special education services | ||
under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, | ||
and dismissal committee; or | ||
(2) if the student does not receive special education | ||
services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, but is covered by Section | ||
504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), the | ||
committee established for the student under that Act. | ||
(c-1) A student who successfully completes the curriculum | ||
requirements for the foundation high school program under this | ||
section may earn any of the following endorsements on the student's | ||
diploma and transcript as follows: | ||
(1) a business and industry endorsement by earning one | ||
credit in career and technology education; | ||
(2) an academic achievement in arts and humanities | ||
endorsement by earning: | ||
(A) one additional credit in social studies; and | ||
(B) one additional credit in fine arts or one | ||
credit in career and technology education; | ||
(3) an academic achievement in science, technology, | ||
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) endorsement by earning: | ||
(A) one additional credit in mathematics; | ||
(B) one additional credit in science; and | ||
(C) one additional credit in fine arts or one | ||
credit in career and technology education; and | ||
(4) a distinguished achievement endorsement by: | ||
(A) successfully completing English III and | ||
Algebra II courses and performing at the distinguished level | ||
standard of performance as determined by the commissioner under | ||
Section 39.0241(a-3) on the end-of-course assessment instruments | ||
under Section 39.023(c) for each of those courses; and | ||
(B) earning: | ||
(i) one additional credit in mathematics; | ||
(ii) one additional credit in science; | ||
(iii) one additional credit in social | ||
studies; and | ||
(iv) one additional credit in the same | ||
language in a language other than English in which the student | ||
earned two credits for purposes of Subsection (b-1)(5), or one | ||
additional credit in computer programming if the student earned two | ||
credits in computer programming for purposes of Subsection | ||
(b-1)(5), as applicable. | ||
(c-2) The State Board of Education shall designate the | ||
specific courses required for an endorsement under Subsection (c-1) | ||
for courses included in the foundation curriculum under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1). | ||
(c-3) A student's diploma must clearly indicate any | ||
endorsement under Subsection (c-1) that a student has earned. | ||
(e) Each school district shall report the academic | ||
achievement record of students who have completed the foundation [ |
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transcript forms adopted by the State Board of Education. The | ||
transcript forms adopted by the board must be designed to clearly | ||
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identify whether a student received a diploma or a certificate of | ||
coursework completion and to clearly indicate an endorsement under | ||
Subsection (c-1) that a student has earned. | ||
(h) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a transition plan | ||
to implement and administer the amendments made by S.B. No. 3, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, replacing the minimum, | ||
recommended, and advanced high school programs with the foundation | ||
high school program beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. | ||
Under the transition plan, a student who entered the ninth grade | ||
before the 2013-2014 school year must be permitted to complete the | ||
curriculum requirements required for high school graduation under: | ||
(1) the foundation high school program, if the student | ||
makes the choice during the 2013-2014 school year to take courses | ||
under that program; | ||
(2) the minimum high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of S.B. No. 3, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2013-2014 school year; | ||
(3) the recommended high school program, as that | ||
program existed before the adoption of S.B. No. 3, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, if the student was | ||
participating in that program before the 2013-2014 school year; or | ||
(4) the advanced high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of S.B. No. 3, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2013-2014 school year. | ||
(h-1) This subsection and Subsection (h) expire September | ||
1, 2017. | ||
SECTION 6. Subsection (e), Section 28.0253, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) A student who receives a high school diploma through the | ||
pilot program is considered to have completed the foundation | ||
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institution of higher education or to any academic program at an | ||
institution of higher education solely on the basis of having | ||
received the diploma through the program. | ||
SECTION 7. Subsection (b), Section 28.027, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish a process | ||
under which an applied STEM course may be reviewed and approved for | ||
purposes of satisfying the mathematics and science curriculum | ||
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substitution of the applied STEM course for a specific mathematics | ||
or science course otherwise required under the foundation | ||
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course to substitute for a science course taken after successful | ||
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SECTION 8. Subsection (e), Section 29.096, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) The commissioner shall establish minimum standards for | ||
a local collaborative agreement, including a requirement that the | ||
agreement must be signed by an authorized school district or | ||
open-enrollment charter school officer and an authorized | ||
representative of each of the other participating entities that is | ||
a partner in the collaboration. The program must: | ||
(1) limit participation in the program to students | ||
authorized to participate by a parent or other person standing in | ||
parental relationship; | ||
(2) have as a primary goal graduation from high school | ||
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(3) provide for local businesses or other employers to | ||
offer paid employment or internship opportunities and advanced | ||
career and vocational training; | ||
(4) include an outreach component and a lead | ||
educational staff member to identify and involve eligible students | ||
and public and private entities in participating in the program; | ||
(5) serve a population of students of which at least 50 | ||
percent are identified as students at risk of dropping out of | ||
school, as described by Section 29.081(d); | ||
(6) allocate not more than 15 percent of grant funds | ||
and matching funds, as determined by the commissioner, to | ||
administrative expenses; | ||
(7) include matching funds from any of the | ||
participating entities; and | ||
(8) include any other requirements as determined by | ||
the council. | ||
SECTION 9. Subsection (b), Section 29.402, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A person who is under 26 years of age is eligible to | ||
enroll in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter if the | ||
person: | ||
(1) must complete not more than three course credits | ||
to complete the curriculum requirements for the foundation | ||
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(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
39.023(c) or an assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 | ||
(S.B. 1031), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. | ||
SECTION 10. Subsection (d), Section 29.904, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) A plan developed under this section: | ||
(1) must establish clear, achievable goals for | ||
increasing the percentage of the school district's graduating | ||
seniors, particularly the graduating seniors attending a high | ||
school described by Subsection (a), who enroll in an institution of | ||
higher education for the academic year following graduation; | ||
(2) must establish an accurate method of measuring | ||
progress toward the goals established under Subdivision (1) that | ||
may include the percentage of district high school students and the | ||
percentage of students attending a district high school described | ||
by Subsection (a) who: | ||
(A) are enrolled in a course for which a student | ||
may earn college credit, such as an advanced placement or | ||
international baccalaureate course or a course offered through | ||
concurrent enrollment in high school and at an institution of | ||
higher education; | ||
(B) are enrolled in courses that meet the | ||
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(C) have submitted a free application for federal | ||
student aid (FAFSA); | ||
(D) are exempt under Section 51.3062(p) or (q) | ||
from administration of an assessment instrument under Section | ||
51.3062 or have performed successfully on an assessment instrument | ||
under Section 51.3062; | ||
(E) graduate from high school; | ||
(F) graduate from an institution of higher | ||
education; and | ||
(G) have taken college entrance examinations and | ||
the average score of those students on the examinations; | ||
(3) must cover a period of at least five years; and | ||
(4) may be directed at district students at any level | ||
of primary or secondary education. | ||
SECTION 11. Subsection (b), Section 33.007, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) During the first school year a student is enrolled in a | ||
high school or at the high school level in an open-enrollment | ||
charter school, and again during a student's senior year, a | ||
counselor shall provide information about higher education to the | ||
student and the student's parent or guardian. The information must | ||
include information regarding: | ||
(1) the importance of higher education; | ||
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for a high school equivalency examination relative to the benefits | ||
of taking courses leading to a high school diploma; | ||
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financial aid; | ||
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established under Section 61.0776; | ||
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to general academic teaching institutions as provided by Section | ||
51.803; | ||
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requirements for the TEXAS Grant as provided by Subchapter M, | ||
Chapter 56; and | ||
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under which a student may earn college credit, including advanced | ||
placement programs, dual credit programs, joint high school and | ||
college credit programs, and international baccalaureate programs. | ||
SECTION 12. Subsection (c), Section 39.023, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The agency shall also adopt end-of-course assessment | ||
instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, | ||
geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, | ||
English III, world geography, world history, and United States | ||
history. The Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry end-of-course | ||
assessment instruments must be administered with the aid of | ||
technology. A school district shall comply with State Board of | ||
Education rules regarding administration of the assessment | ||
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is in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, | ||
the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall | ||
determine whether any allowable modification is necessary in | ||
administering to the student an assessment instrument required | ||
under this subsection. The State Board of Education shall | ||
administer the assessment instruments. The State Board of | ||
Education shall adopt a schedule for the administration of | ||
end-of-course assessment instruments that complies with the | ||
requirements of Subsection (c-3). | ||
SECTION 13. Section 39.0241, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (a-2) and adding Subsection (a-3) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a-2) For the purpose of establishing performance across | ||
grade levels, the commissioner shall establish: | ||
(1) the performance standards for the Algebra II and | ||
English III end-of-course assessment instruments, as provided | ||
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(2) the performance standards for the Algebra I and | ||
English II end-of-course assessment instruments, as determined | ||
based on studies under Section 39.0242 that correlate student | ||
performance on the Algebra I and English II end-of-course | ||
assessment instruments with student performance on the Algebra II | ||
and English III assessment instruments; | ||
(3) the performance standards for the English I | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument, as determined based on | ||
studies under Section 39.0242 that correlate student performance on | ||
the English I end-of-course assessment instrument with student | ||
performance on the English II assessment instrument; | ||
(4) the performance standards for the grade eight | ||
assessment instruments, as determined based on studies under | ||
Section 39.0242 that correlate student performance on the grade | ||
eight assessment instruments with student performance on the | ||
Algebra I and English I end-of-course assessment instruments in the | ||
same content area; and | ||
(5) the performance standards on the assessment | ||
instruments in each of grades three through seven, as determined | ||
based on studies under Section 39.0242 that correlate student | ||
performance in the same content area on the assessment instrument | ||
for each grade with student performance on the assessment | ||
instrument in the succeeding grade. | ||
(a-3) The commissioner shall determine the level of | ||
performance considered to be distinguished performance on the | ||
assessment instruments. The distinguished level of performance | ||
must be a level of performance that is higher than satisfactory | ||
performance as determined under Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 14. Subsection (e), Section 39.0242, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) Based on the data collected and studies performed | ||
periodically under Subsection (d), the commissioner shall increase | ||
the rigor of the performance standard established under Section | ||
39.0241(a) or (a-3) as the commissioner determines necessary. | ||
SECTION 15. Subsections (a), (a-1), (b), and (b-2), Section | ||
39.025, Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a student | ||
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listed in Section 39.023(c) only for a course in which the student | ||
is enrolled and for which an end-of-course assessment instrument is | ||
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satisfactory performance, as determined by the commissioner under | ||
Section 39.0241(a), on each end-of-course assessment instrument | ||
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school diploma until the student has performed satisfactorily on | ||
the end-of-course assessment instruments in the manner provided | ||
under this subsection. This subsection does not require a student | ||
to demonstrate readiness to enroll in an institution of higher | ||
education. | ||
(a-1) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by | ||
which a student's satisfactory performance on an advanced placement | ||
test, an international baccalaureate examination, an SAT Subject | ||
Test, or another assessment instrument determined by the | ||
commissioner to be at least as rigorous as an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c) may be used | ||
as a factor in determining whether the student satisfies the | ||
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requirements of Subsection (a). | ||
(b) Each time an end-of-course assessment instrument is | ||
administered, a student who failed to achieve a [ |
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requirement under Subsection (a) shall retake the assessment | ||
instrument. A student who fails to perform satisfactorily on an | ||
Algebra II or English III end-of-course assessment instrument under | ||
the college readiness performance standard, as provided under | ||
Section 39.024(b), may retake the assessment instrument. Any other | ||
student may retake an end-of-course assessment instrument for any | ||
reason. A student is not required to retake a course as a condition | ||
of retaking an end-of-course assessment instrument. | ||
(b-2) If a school district determines that a student, on | ||
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receiving a high school diploma, the district shall require the | ||
student to enroll in a corresponding content-area college | ||
preparatory course for which an end-of-course assessment | ||
instrument has been adopted, if available. A student who enrolls | ||
in a college preparatory course described by this subsection shall | ||
be administered an end-of-course assessment instrument for the | ||
course, with the end-of-course assessment instrument scored on a | ||
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SECTION 16. Subsections (c), (f), and (i), Section 39.053, | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Indicators of student achievement adopted under this | ||
section must include: | ||
(1) the results of assessment instruments required | ||
under Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of | ||
assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a | ||
student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including: | ||
(A) for the performance standard determined by | ||
the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a): | ||
(i) the percentage of students who | ||
performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated | ||
across grade levels by subject area; and | ||
(ii) for students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for | ||
annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section | ||
39.034, on the assessment instruments, aggregated across grade | ||
levels by subject area; [ |
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(B) for the college readiness performance | ||
standard as determined under Section 39.0241: | ||
(i) the percentage of students who | ||
performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated | ||
across grade levels by subject area; and | ||
(ii) for students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for | ||
annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section | ||
39.034, on the assessment instruments, aggregated across grade | ||
levels by subject area; and | ||
(C) for the performance standard determined by | ||
the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a-3): | ||
(i) the percentage of students who | ||
performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated | ||
across grade levels by subject area; and | ||
(ii) for students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for | ||
annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section | ||
39.034, on the assessment instruments, aggregated across grade | ||
levels by subject area; | ||
(2) dropout rates, including dropout rates and | ||
district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12, computed | ||
in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by the | ||
National Center for Education Statistics of the United States | ||
Department of Education; and | ||
(3) high school graduation rates, computed in | ||
accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance | ||
with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et | ||
seq.). | ||
(f) Annually, the commissioner shall define the state | ||
standard for the current school year for each student achievement | ||
indicator described by Subsection (c) and shall project the state | ||
standards for each indicator for the following two school | ||
years. The commissioner shall periodically raise the state | ||
standards for the student achievement indicator described by | ||
Subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) for accreditation as necessary to reach the | ||
goals of achieving, by not later than the 2019-2020 school year: | ||
(1) student performance in this state, disaggregated | ||
by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, that ranks nationally | ||
in the top 10 states in terms of college readiness; and | ||
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(i) The commissioner by rule shall adopt accountability | ||
measures to be used in assessing the progress of students who have | ||
failed to perform satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner | ||
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required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l). | ||
SECTION 17. Subsection (a), Section 39.057, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall authorize special accreditation | ||
investigations to be conducted: | ||
(1) when excessive numbers of absences of students | ||
eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are | ||
determined; | ||
(2) when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions | ||
from the required state assessment instruments are determined; | ||
(3) in response to complaints submitted to the agency | ||
with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other | ||
requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order; | ||
(4) in response to established compliance reviews of | ||
the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal | ||
program requirements; | ||
(5) when extraordinary numbers of student placements | ||
in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than | ||
placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined; | ||
(6) in response to an allegation involving a conflict | ||
between members of the board of trustees or between the board and | ||
the district administration if it appears that the conflict | ||
involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the | ||
administration clearly defined by this code; | ||
(7) when excessive numbers of students in special | ||
education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed | ||
through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section | ||
39.023(b); | ||
(8) in response to an allegation regarding or an | ||
analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible | ||
violation of an assessment instrument security procedure | ||
established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of | ||
investigating or auditing a school district under that section; | ||
(9) when a significant pattern of decreased academic | ||
performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the | ||
preceding two school years of students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section | ||
39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section | ||
39.023(a), (c), or (l); | ||
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evaluated under Section 39.0821 indicate a potential for | ||
significant improvement in resource allocation; or | ||
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SECTION 18. Subsection (c), Section 39.301, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Indicators for reporting purposes must include: | ||
(1) the percentage of graduating students who meet the | ||
course requirements established under Section 28.025(c-1) for | ||
endorsements under that section [ |
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(2) the results of the SAT, ACT, articulated | ||
postsecondary degree programs described by Section 61.852, and | ||
certified workforce training programs described by Chapter 311, | ||
Labor Code; | ||
(3) for students who have failed to perform | ||
satisfactorily, under each performance standard under Section | ||
39.0241, on an assessment instrument required under Section | ||
39.023(a) or (c), the performance of those students on subsequent | ||
assessment instruments required under those sections, aggregated | ||
by grade level and subject area; | ||
(4) for each campus, the number of students, | ||
disaggregated by major student subpopulations, that [ |
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high school program and take additional courses to earn an | ||
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1), disaggregated by type of | ||
endorsement; | ||
(5) the percentage of students, aggregated by grade | ||
level, provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(c), | ||
the results of assessment instruments administered under that | ||
section, the percentage of students promoted through the grade | ||
placement committee process under Section 28.0211, the subject of | ||
the assessment instrument on which each student failed to perform | ||
satisfactorily under each performance standard under Section | ||
39.0241, and the performance of those students in the school year | ||
following that promotion on the assessment instruments required | ||
under Section 39.023; | ||
(6) the percentage of students of limited English | ||
proficiency exempted from the administration of an assessment | ||
instrument under Sections 39.027(a)(1) and (2); | ||
(7) the percentage of students in a special education | ||
program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through assessment | ||
instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b); | ||
(8) the percentage of students who satisfy the college | ||
readiness measure; | ||
(9) the measure of progress toward dual language | ||
proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for students of limited | ||
English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; | ||
(10) the percentage of students who are not | ||
educationally disadvantaged; | ||
(11) the percentage of students who enroll and begin | ||
instruction at an institution of higher education in the school | ||
year following high school graduation; and | ||
(12) the percentage of students who successfully | ||
complete the first year of instruction at an institution of higher | ||
education without needing a developmental education course. | ||
SECTION 19. Subsection (b), Section 39.303, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) For a student who failed to perform satisfactorily as | ||
determined under any [ |
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39.0241 on an assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
39.023(a), (c), or (l), the school district shall include in the | ||
notice specific information relating to access to educational | ||
resources at the appropriate assessment instrument content level, | ||
including assessment instrument questions and answers released | ||
under Section 39.023(e). | ||
SECTION 20. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 42.154, | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily | ||
attendance in an approved career and technology education program | ||
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven | ||
through 12, or in a course in career explorations in grade seven or | ||
eight, a district is entitled to: | ||
(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic | ||
allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.35; and | ||
(2) $50, if the student is in grades nine through 12 | ||
and enrolled in: | ||
(A) two or more advanced career and technology | ||
education classes for a total of three or more credits; or | ||
(B) an advanced course as part of a tech-prep | ||
program under Subchapter T, Chapter 61. | ||
(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an | ||
indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education | ||
rule, must be used in providing: | ||
(1) career and technology education programs in grades | ||
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for students with disabilities in grades seven through 12 under | ||
Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184; or | ||
(2) courses in career explorations for students in | ||
grade seven or eight. | ||
SECTION 21. Subsection (q-1), Section 51.3062, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(q-1) A student who has completed the foundation [ |
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Section 28.025 and demonstrated the performance standard for | ||
college readiness as provided by Section 39.024 on the Algebra II | ||
and English III end-of-course assessment instruments is exempt from | ||
the requirements of this section with respect to those content | ||
areas. The commissioner of higher education by rule shall | ||
establish the period for which an exemption under this subsection | ||
is valid. | ||
SECTION 22. Subsections (a) and (d), Section 51.803, | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), each general academic | ||
teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||
institution as an undergraduate student if the applicant graduated | ||
with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of the student's | ||
high school graduating class in one of the two school years | ||
preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for | ||
admission and: | ||
(1) the applicant graduated from a public or private | ||
high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized | ||
accrediting organization or from a high school operated by the | ||
United States Department of Defense; | ||
(2) the applicant: | ||
(A) successfully completed: | ||
(i) at a public high school, the curriculum | ||
requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation | ||
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28.025 does not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content | ||
and rigor to the foundation [ |
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program; or | ||
(B) satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks | ||
on the ACT assessment applicable to the applicant or earned on the | ||
SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 or the | ||
equivalent; and | ||
(3) if the applicant graduated from a high school | ||
operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant | ||
is a Texas resident under Section 54.052 or is entitled to pay | ||
tuition fees at the rate provided for Texas residents under Section | ||
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transcript or diploma must, not later than the end of the student's | ||
junior year, indicate[ |
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SECTION 23. Section 51.804, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 51.804. ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS: SELECTED | ||
INSTITUTIONS. For each academic year, the governing board of each | ||
general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to | ||
adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the | ||
institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an | ||
applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be | ||
admitted to the institution if the applicant: | ||
(1) graduated from a public or private high school in | ||
this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting | ||
organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the | ||
applicant's high school graduating class; and | ||
(2) satisfies the requirements of: | ||
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(B) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d). | ||
SECTION 24. Subsection (a), Section 51.805, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A graduating student who does not qualify for admission | ||
under Section 51.803 or 51.804 may apply to any general academic | ||
teaching institution if the student satisfies the requirements of: | ||
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(2) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d). | ||
SECTION 25. Subsection (b), Section 51.807, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, after | ||
consulting with the Texas Education Agency, by rule shall establish | ||
standards for determining for purposes of this subchapter: | ||
(1) whether a private high school is accredited by a | ||
generally recognized accrediting organization; and | ||
(2) whether a person completed a high school | ||
curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the | ||
curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the | ||
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SECTION 26. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 56.009 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 56.009. ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GRADUATION UNDER CERTAIN | ||
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. To the extent that a person's eligibility to | ||
participate in any program under this chapter, including | ||
Subchapters K, M, Q, and R, is contingent on the person graduating | ||
under the recommended or advanced high school program, as those | ||
programs existed before the adoption of S.B. No. 3, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board and the commissioner of education shall jointly | ||
adopt rules to modify, clarify, or otherwise establish for affected | ||
programs appropriate eligibility requirements regarding high | ||
school curriculum completion. | ||
SECTION 27. Section 56.3041, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 56.3041. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON GRADUATING FROM | ||
HIGH SCHOOL ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2013, AND ENROLLING IN A GENERAL | ||
ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION. Notwithstanding Section 56.304(a), | ||
to be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person graduating from | ||
high school on or after May 1, 2013, and enrolling in a general | ||
academic teaching institution must: | ||
(1) be a resident of this state as determined by | ||
coordinating board rules; | ||
(2) meet the academic requirements prescribed by | ||
Paragraph (A), (B), or (C) as follows: | ||
(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited | ||
private high school in this state who completed the foundation | ||
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equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit in | ||
high school through courses described in Sections 28.009(a)(1), | ||
(2), and (3); | ||
(ii) satisfaction of the Texas Success | ||
Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the | ||
coordinating board under Section 51.3062(f) on any assessment | ||
instrument designated by the coordinating board under Section | ||
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by Section 51.3062(p), (q), or (q-1); | ||
(iii) graduation in the top one-third of | ||
the person's high school graduating class or graduation from high | ||
school with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point | ||
scale or the equivalent; or | ||
(iv) completion for high school credit of | ||
at least one advanced mathematics course following the successful | ||
completion of an Algebra II course, as designated by the | ||
coordinating board by rule in consultation with the State Board of | ||
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coordinating board by rule in consultation with the State Board of | ||
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(B) have received an associate degree from a | ||
public or private institution of higher education; or | ||
(C) if sufficient money is available, meet the | ||
eligibility criteria described by Section 56.304(a)(2)(A); | ||
(3) meet financial need requirements established by | ||
the coordinating board; | ||
(4) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or | ||
certificate program at the general academic teaching institution; | ||
(5) except as provided under rules adopted under | ||
Section 56.304(h), be enrolled as: | ||
(A) an entering undergraduate student for at | ||
least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, not later than the 16th month after the | ||
calendar month in which the person graduated from high school; | ||
(B) an entering undergraduate student who | ||
entered military service not later than the first anniversary of | ||
the date the person graduated from high school and who enrolled for | ||
at least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, at the general academic teaching institution | ||
not later than 12 months after being honorably discharged from | ||
military service; or | ||
(C) a continuing undergraduate student for at | ||
least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, not later than the 12th month after the | ||
calendar month in which the person received an associate degree | ||
from a public or private institution of higher education; | ||
(6) have applied for any available financial aid or | ||
assistance; and | ||
(7) comply with any additional nonacademic | ||
requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this | ||
subchapter. | ||
SECTION 28. Subsection (a), Section 61.0517, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section, "applied STEM course" means an applied | ||
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics course offered as | ||
part of a school district's career and technology education | ||
curriculum and approved, as provided by Section 28.027, by the | ||
State Board of Education for purposes of satisfying the mathematics | ||
and science curriculum requirements for the foundation | ||
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SECTION 29. Subsection (b), Section 61.792, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) To qualify for a scholarship under this section, a | ||
student must: | ||
(1) have graduated with a grade point average in the | ||
top 20 percent of the student's high school graduating class; | ||
(2) have graduated from high school with a grade point | ||
average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent in | ||
mathematics and science courses offered under the foundation | ||
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(3) maintain an overall grade point average of at | ||
least 3.0 on a four-point scale at the general academic teaching | ||
institution or the private or independent institution of higher | ||
education in which the student is enrolled. | ||
SECTION 30. Subsection (a), Section 61.852, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A tech-prep program is a program of study that: | ||
(1) combines at least two years of secondary education | ||
with at least two years of postsecondary education in a | ||
nonduplicative, sequential course of study based on the foundation | ||
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(2) integrates academic instruction and vocational | ||
and technical instruction; | ||
(3) uses work-based and worksite learning where | ||
available and appropriate; | ||
(4) provides technical preparation in a career field | ||
such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, | ||
industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health | ||
occupations, business, or applied economics; | ||
(5) builds student competence in mathematics, | ||
science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and | ||
workplace skills through applied, contextual academics and | ||
integrated instruction in a coherent sequence of courses; | ||
(6) leads to an associate degree, two-year | ||
postsecondary certificate, or postsecondary two-year | ||
apprenticeship with provisions, to the extent applicable, for | ||
students to continue toward completion of a baccalaureate degree; | ||
and | ||
(7) leads to placement in appropriate employment or to | ||
further education. | ||
SECTION 31. Subsection (d), Section 61.855, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) A tech-prep program must: | ||
(1) be implemented under an articulation agreement | ||
between the participants in the consortium; | ||
(2) consist of two to four years of secondary school | ||
preceding graduation and: | ||
(A) two or more years of higher education; or | ||
(B) two or more years of apprenticeship following | ||
secondary instruction; | ||
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proficiencies in mathematics, science, reading, writing, | ||
communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate's | ||
degree or postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; | ||
(4) include the development of tech-prep program | ||
curricula for both secondary and postsecondary participants in the | ||
consortium that: | ||
(A) meets academic standards developed by the | ||
state; | ||
(B) links secondary schools and two-year | ||
postsecondary institutions, and, if practicable, four-year | ||
institutions of higher education through nonduplicative sequences | ||
of courses in career fields, including the investigation of | ||
opportunities for tech-prep students to enroll concurrently in | ||
secondary and postsecondary course work; | ||
(C) uses, if appropriate and available, | ||
work-based or worksite learning in conjunction with business and | ||
all aspects of an industry; and | ||
(D) uses educational technology and distance | ||
learning, as appropriate, to involve each consortium participant | ||
more fully in the development and operation of programs; | ||
(5) include in-service training for teachers that: | ||
(A) is designed to train vocational and technical | ||
teachers to effectively implement tech-prep programs; | ||
(B) provides for joint training for teachers in | ||
the tech-prep consortium; | ||
(C) is designed to ensure that teachers and | ||
administrators stay current with the needs, expectations, and | ||
methods of business and of all aspects of an industry; | ||
(D) focuses on training postsecondary education | ||
faculty in the use of contextual and applied curricula and | ||
instruction; and | ||
(E) provides training in the use and application | ||
of technology; | ||
(6) include training programs for counselors designed | ||
to enable counselors to more effectively: | ||
(A) provide information to students regarding | ||
tech-prep programs; | ||
(B) support student progress in completing | ||
tech-prep programs; | ||
(C) provide information on related employment | ||
opportunities; | ||
(D) ensure that tech-prep students are placed in | ||
appropriate employment; and | ||
(E) stay current with the needs, expectations, | ||
and methods of business and of all aspects of an industry; | ||
(7) provide equal access to the full range of | ||
tech-prep programs for individuals who are members of special | ||
populations, including by the development of tech-prep program | ||
services appropriate to the needs of special populations; and | ||
(8) provide for preparatory services that assist | ||
participants in tech-prep programs. | ||
SECTION 32. Subsection (c), Section 61.861, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) A course developed for purposes of this section must: | ||
(1) provide content that enables a student to develop | ||
the relevant and critical skills needed to be prepared for | ||
employment or additional training in a high-demand occupation; | ||
(2) incorporate college and career readiness skills as | ||
part of the curriculum; | ||
(3) be offered for dual credit; and | ||
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SECTION 33. Section 61.864, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.864. REVIEW OF COURSES. Courses for which a grant | ||
is awarded under this subchapter shall be reviewed by the | ||
commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, | ||
in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce | ||
Commission, once every four years to determine whether the course: | ||
(1) is being used by public educational institutions | ||
in this state; | ||
(2) prepares high school students with the skills | ||
necessary for employment in the high-demand occupation and further | ||
postsecondary study; and | ||
(3) satisfies a mathematics or science requirement for | ||
the foundation [ |
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determined under Section 28.025. | ||
SECTION 34. Subsection (b), Section 78.10, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science is a | ||
division of The University of Texas at Brownsville and is under the | ||
management and control of the board. The academy serves the | ||
following purposes: | ||
(1) to provide academically gifted and highly | ||
motivated junior and senior high school students with a challenging | ||
university-level curriculum that: | ||
(A) allows students to complete high school | ||
graduation requirements[ |
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Section 28.025 for the foundation [ |
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while attending for academic credit a public institution of higher | ||
education; | ||
(B) fosters students' knowledge of real-world | ||
mathematics and science issues and applications and teaches | ||
students to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to | ||
those issues and problems; | ||
(C) includes the study of English, foreign | ||
languages, social studies, mathematics, science, and technology; | ||
and | ||
(D) offers students learning opportunities | ||
related to mathematics and science through in-depth research and | ||
field-based studies; | ||
(2) to provide students with an awareness of | ||
mathematics and science careers and professional development | ||
opportunities through seminars, workshops, collaboration with | ||
postsecondary and university students including opportunities for | ||
summer studies, internships in foreign countries, and similar | ||
methods; and | ||
(3) to provide students with social development | ||
activities that enrich the academic curriculum and student life, | ||
including, as determined appropriate by the academy, University | ||
Interscholastic League activities and other extracurricular | ||
activities. | ||
SECTION 35. Subsection (b), Section 87.505, Education Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Academy of International Studies is a division | ||
of Texas A&M International University and is under the management | ||
and control of the board. The academy serves the following | ||
purposes: | ||
(1) to provide academically gifted and highly | ||
motivated junior and senior high school students with a challenging | ||
university-level curriculum that: | ||
(A) allows students to complete high school | ||
graduation requirements[ |
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Section 28.025 for the foundation [ |
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while attending for academic credit a public institution of higher | ||
education; | ||
(B) fosters students' knowledge of real-world | ||
international issues and problems and teaches students to apply | ||
critical thinking and problem-solving skills to those issues and | ||
problems; | ||
(C) includes the study of English, foreign | ||
languages, social studies, anthropology, and sociology; | ||
(D) is presented through an interdisciplinary | ||
approach that introduces and develops issues, especially issues | ||
related to international concerns, throughout the curriculum; and | ||
(E) offers students learning opportunities | ||
related to international issues through in-depth research and | ||
field-based studies; | ||
(2) to provide students with an awareness of | ||
international career and professional development opportunities | ||
through seminars, workshops, collaboration with postsecondary | ||
students from other countries, summer academic international | ||
studies internships in foreign countries, and similar methods; and | ||
(3) to provide students with social development | ||
activities that enrich the academic curriculum and student life, | ||
including, as determined appropriate by the academy, University | ||
Interscholastic League activities and other extracurricular | ||
activities generally offered by public high schools. | ||
SECTION 36. The following provisions of the Education Code | ||
are repealed: | ||
(1) Subsection (q), Section 28.002; | ||
(2) Subsection (g), Section 28.0212; | ||
(3) Subsections (b-2), (b-3), (b-6), (b-8), and (g), | ||
Section 28.025; | ||
(4) Subsections (a-2) and (a-3), Section 39.025; and | ||
(5) Subsection (b), Section 51.803. | ||
SECTION 37. Section 39.025, Education Code, as amended by | ||
this Act, applies only to students who have entered or will enter | ||
the ninth grade during the 2011-2012 school year or a later school | ||
year. | ||
SECTION 38. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | ||
shall adopt rules in accordance with Subparagraph (iv), Paragraph | ||
(A), Subdivision (2), Section 56.3041, Education Code, as amended | ||
by this Act, as soon as practicable after the date this Act takes | ||
effect. For that purpose, the board may adopt the initial rules in | ||
the manner provided by law for adoption of emergency rules. | ||
SECTION 39. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 40. 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. | ||
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