S.B. No. 1365
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of credit by examination for public
  school students.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 25.092, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
         (a-2)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a student who
  receives credit by examination for a class as provided by Section
  28.023.
         SECTION 2.  Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 28.023.  CREDIT BY EXAMINATION. (a)  Using guidelines
  established by the State Board of Education, a school district
  shall develop or select for [board] review by the district board of
  trustees examinations for acceleration for each primary school
  grade level and for credit for secondary school academic subjects.
  The guidelines must provide for the examinations to thoroughly test
  comprehension of the information presented in the applicable grade
  level or subject.  The board of trustees shall approve for each
  subject, to the extent available, at least four examinations that
  satisfy State Board of Education [board] guidelines. The
  examinations approved by the board of trustees must include:
               (1)  advanced placement examinations developed by the
  College Board; and
               (2)  examinations administered through the
  College-Level Examination Program.
         (b)  A school district shall give a student in a primary
  grade level credit for a grade level and advance the student one
  grade level on the basis of an [a board-approved] examination for
  acceleration approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a)
  if:
               (1)  the student scores in the 80th [90th] percentile
  or above on each section of the examination;
               (2)  a district representative recommends that the
  student be advanced; and
               (3)  the student's parent or guardian gives written
  approval of the advancement.
         (c)  A school district shall give a student in grade level
  six or above credit for a subject on the basis of an [a
  board-approved] examination for credit in the subject approved by
  the board of trustees under Subsection (a) if the student scores in
  the 80th [90th] percentile or above on the examination or if the
  student achieves a score as provided by Subsection (c-1). If a
  student is given credit in a subject on the basis of an examination,
  the district shall enter the examination score on the student's
  transcript and the student is not required to take an end-of-course
  assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c) for that
  subject.
         (c-1)  A school district shall give a student in grade level
  six or above credit for a subject if the student scores:
               (1)  a three or higher on an advanced placement
  examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a)
  and developed by the College Board; or
               (2)  a scaled score of 60 or higher on an examination
  approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) and
  administered through the College-Level Examination Program.
         (d)  Each district shall administer each examination
  approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) not fewer
  [less] than four times each [once a] year, at times to be determined
  by the State Board of Education.
         (e)  Subsection (d) does not apply to an examination that has
  an administration date that is established by an entity other than
  the school district.
         (f)  A student may not attempt more than two times to receive
  credit for a particular subject on the basis of an examination for
  credit in that subject.
         (g)  If a student fails to achieve the designated score
  described by Subsection (c) or (c-1) on an applicable examination
  described by Subsection (c) or (c-1) for a subject before the
  beginning of the school year in which the student would ordinarily
  be required to enroll in a course in that subject in accordance with
  the school district's prescribed course sequence, the student must
  satisfactorily complete the course to receive credit for the
  course.
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014
  school year.
         SECTION 4.  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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 1365 passed the Senate on
  April 15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 23, 2013, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1365 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 138,
  Nays 2, four present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor