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AN ACT
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relating to increasing awareness in this state of the importance of |
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higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 29.911, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.911. GENERATION TEXAS ["EDUCATION: GO GET IT"] |
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WEEK. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 29.911(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To educate middle school, junior high school, and high |
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school students about the importance of higher education, each |
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school district and each open-enrollment charter school offering |
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any of those grade levels shall designate one week during the school |
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year as Generation Texas ["Education: Go Get It"] Week. |
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(b) During the designated week, each middle school, junior |
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high school, and high school shall provide students with |
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comprehensive grade-appropriate information regarding the pursuit |
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of higher education. The information provided must include |
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information regarding: |
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(1) higher education options available to students; |
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(2) standard admission requirements for institutions |
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of higher education, including: |
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(A) overall high school grade point average; |
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(B) required curriculum; [and] |
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(C) college readiness standards and expectations |
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as determined under Section 28.008; and |
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(D) scores necessary on generally recognized |
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tests or assessment instruments used in admissions determinations, |
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including the Scholastic Assessment Test and the American College |
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Test; |
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(3) automatic admission of certain students to general |
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academic teaching institutions as provided by Section 51.803; and |
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(4) financial aid availability and requirements, |
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including the financial aid information provided by counselors |
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under Section 33.007(b). |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.076(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The co-chairs may appoint six [three] additional |
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members who are education professionals, agency representatives, |
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business representatives, or other members of the community. |
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Members appointed to the council under this subsection serve |
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two-year terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 4. Section 61.9701(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The campaign must [may] include the provision of |
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information on: |
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(1) the benefits of obtaining a postsecondary |
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education; |
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(2) the types of institutions of higher education and |
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degree programs available; |
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(3) the academic preparation needed to successfully |
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pursue a postsecondary education as determined under Section 28.008 |
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and any other requirements for enrollment at an institution of |
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higher education; and |
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(4) how to obtain financial aid and what forms of |
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financial aid are available. |
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SECTION 5. Section 61.9703, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.9703. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES [AGENCIES]. |
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The board shall [may] coordinate with the Texas Education Agency, |
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the P-16 Council established under Section 61.076, and other |
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appropriate entities, including regional P-16 councils and |
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businesses, to [agencies as necessary to develop and] implement the |
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public awareness campaign. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2909 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2909 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2909 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |