83R10669 CAE-D
By: Farney H.B. No. 2199
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an approval process for career and technology education
courses offered by school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.002(f), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) A school district may offer courses for local credit in
addition to those in the required curriculum. The State Board of
Education shall be flexible in approving a course for credit for
high school graduation under this subsection. Approval of a career
and technology education course is subject to Section 28.00223.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 28.00223 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.00223. APPROVAL OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
COURSES. (a) In this section, "board" means the State Board of
Education.
(b) A school district may submit one or more career and
technology education courses for review and approval by the board
to satisfy requirements imposed under Section 28.002(a)(2)(E).
(c) Not later than January 1 of the school year preceding
the first school year for which the district requests approval, the
district must submit a detailed description of the course,
including the curriculum, instructional materials, and required
equipment, if any, and any other information required by the board.
(d) If the board does not approve or disapprove the course
before the 180th day after the date on which the district's
completed application is received, the course is considered
approved to satisfy the requirements imposed under Section
28.002(a)(2)(E).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.