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.
 
  ______________________________
  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.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor