Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2197 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R6360 KJE-D
2	2	By: Frullo H.B. No. 2197
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to an agreement between a school district and public
8	8	institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to
9	9	high school students enrolled in the district.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(b-2) Any agreement, including a memorandum of
14	14	understanding or articulation agreement, between a school district
15	15	and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit
16	16	program described by Subsection (b-1) must:
17	17	(1) include specific program goals aligned with the
18	18	statewide goals developed under Subsection (b-1);
19	19	(2) establish common advising strategies and
20	20	terminology related to dual credit and college readiness;
21	21	(3) provide for the alignment of endorsements
22	22	described by Section 28.025(c-1) offered by the district, and dual
23	23	credit courses offered under the agreement that apply towards those
24	24	endorsements, with postsecondary pathways at the institution;
25	25	(4) identify tools, including tools developed by the
26	26	agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the Texas
27	27	Workforce Commission, to assist school counselors, students, and
28	28	families in selecting endorsements offered by the district and dual
29	29	credit courses offered under the agreement;
30	30	(5) establish, or provide a procedure for
31	31	establishing, the course credits that may be earned under the
32	32	agreement, including by developing a course equivalency crosswalk
33	33	or other method for equating high school courses with college
34	34	courses and identifying the number of credits that may be earned for
35	35	each course completed through the program;
36	36	(6) [(3)] describe the academic supports and, if
37	37	applicable, guidance that will be provided to students
38	38	participating in the program;
39	39	(7) [(4)] establish the district's and the
40	40	institution's respective roles and responsibilities in providing
41	41	the program and ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the
42	42	program;
43	43	(8) [(5)] state the sources of funding for courses
44	44	offered under the program, including, at a minimum, the sources of
45	45	funding for tuition, transportation, and any required fees or
46	46	textbooks for students participating in the program; and
47	47	(9) [(6)] be posted each year on the district's and the
48	48	institution's respective Internet websites.
49	49	SECTION 2. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, as amended
50	50	by this Act, applies only to an agreement to provide a dual credit
51	51	program entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2019. An
52	52	agreement to provide a dual credit program entered into or renewed
53	53	before September 1, 2019, is governed by the law as it existed at
54	54	the time the agreement was entered into or renewed, and the former
55	55	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
56	56	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
57	57	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
58	58	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
59	59	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
60	60	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.