Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1410 Latest Draft

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                            83R7447 CAE-D
 By: Wu H.B. No. 1410


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to notification by an institution of higher education to a
 school district of certain students referred to developmental
 coursework.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 51.3062, Education Code, is amended by
 adding Subsection (i-5) to read as follows:
 (i-5)  In September and February of each year, an institution
 of higher education shall notify a school district of the number of
 students who received a high school diploma from the district and
 who the institution referred to developmental coursework to address
 the student's deficiencies in the student's readiness to perform
 freshman-level academic coursework.
 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.