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AN ACT
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relating to minimum scores required for public school students to |
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receive credit by an examination administered through the |
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College-Level Examination Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.023(c-1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A school district shall give a student in grade level |
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six or above credit for a subject if the student scores: |
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(1) a three or higher on an advanced placement |
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examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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and developed by the College Board; or |
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(2) a scaled score of 50 [60] or higher on an |
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examination approved by the board of trustees under Subsection (a) |
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and administered through the College-Level Examination Program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 453 passed the Senate on |
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March 24, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 453 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |