84R2355 PAM-D
By: Seliger S.B. No. 454
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the alignment of the college readiness standards and
expectations and the essential knowledge and skills.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.008(d), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The State Board of Education shall incorporate college
readiness standards and expectations approved by the commissioner
of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
under Subsection (b) into the essential knowledge and skills
identified by the board under Section 28.002(c). The State Board of
Education shall develop and by rule adopt a chart that clearly
indicates the alignment of the college readiness standards and
expectations with the essential knowledge and skills identified by
the board under Subsection (c).
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2016, the State Board
of Education shall adopt a chart as prescribed by Section
28.008(d), Education Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2015.