81R13756 JRJ-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 3885
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study of the effectiveness of the success initiative
assessment and developmental coursework requirements and the
implementation of a pilot program regarding student readiness for
college-level work.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.3062, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (o-1) and (o-2) to read as follows:
(o-1) As a result of its evaluation under Subsection (o),
the board shall establish pilot programs, using funds appropriated
to the board, at institutions of higher education to develop
innovative strategies for addressing a student's deficiencies in
the student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic
coursework.
(o-2) In connection with its evaluation under Subsection
(o), the board shall perform an analysis of the effectiveness of the
requirements of this section in efficiently meeting the needs of
students in becoming ready to perform freshman-level academic
coursework. The analysis must examine the effects of the
requirements of this section on the progress and success of
students who enroll in an institution of higher education. Based on
the analysis, the board shall make recommendations for improving
developmental coursework and assessments, including
recommendations for legislation, and shall report its findings and
recommendations to each institution of higher education and the
legislature not later than November 1, 2010. This subsection
expires January 1, 2011.
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.