By: Hochberg, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 2480
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009;
May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 15, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to agreements with public junior colleges for courses for
joint high school and junior college credit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 130.008, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A public junior college may enter into an agreement with
a school district, organization, or other person that operates a
high school to offer a course as provided by this section regardless
of whether the high school is located within the service area of the
junior college district.
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, 2009.
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