| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to an agreement between a school district and public |
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| 6 | 8 | | institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to |
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| 7 | 9 | | high school students enrolled in the district. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 12 | | to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (b-2) Any agreement, including a memorandum of |
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| 12 | 14 | | understanding or articulation agreement, between a school district |
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| 13 | 15 | | and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit |
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| 14 | 16 | | program described by Subsection (b-1) must: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (1) include specific program goals aligned with the |
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| 16 | 18 | | statewide goals developed under Subsection (b-1); |
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| 17 | 19 | | (2) establish common advising strategies and |
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| 18 | 20 | | terminology related to dual credit and college readiness; |
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| 19 | 21 | | (3) provide for the alignment of endorsements |
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| 20 | 22 | | described by Section 28.025(c-1) offered by the district, and dual |
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| 21 | 23 | | credit courses offered under the agreement that apply towards those |
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| 22 | 24 | | endorsements, with postsecondary pathways and credentials at the |
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| 23 | 25 | | institution and industry certifications; |
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| 24 | 26 | | (4) identify tools, including tools developed by the |
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| 25 | 27 | | agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the Texas |
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| 26 | 28 | | Workforce Commission, to assist school counselors, students, and |
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| 27 | 29 | | families in selecting endorsements offered by the district and dual |
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| 28 | 30 | | credit courses offered under the agreement; |
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| 29 | 31 | | (5) establish, or provide a procedure for |
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| 30 | 32 | | establishing, the course credits that may be earned under the |
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| 31 | 33 | | agreement, including by developing a course equivalency crosswalk |
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| 32 | 34 | | or other method for equating high school courses with college |
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| 33 | 35 | | courses and identifying the number of credits that may be earned for |
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| 34 | 36 | | each course completed through the program; |
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| 35 | 37 | | (6) [(3)] describe the academic supports and, if |
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| 36 | 38 | | applicable, guidance that will be provided to students |
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| 37 | 39 | | participating in the program; |
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| 38 | 40 | | (7) [(4)] establish the district's and the |
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| 39 | 41 | | institution's respective roles and responsibilities in providing |
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| 40 | 42 | | the program and ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the |
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| 41 | 43 | | program; |
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| 42 | 44 | | (8) [(5)] state the sources of funding for courses |
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| 43 | 45 | | offered under the program, including, at a minimum, the sources of |
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| 44 | 46 | | funding for tuition, transportation, and any required fees or |
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| 45 | 47 | | textbooks for students participating in the program; and |
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| 46 | 48 | | (9) [(6)] be posted each year on the district's and the |
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| 47 | 49 | | institution's respective Internet websites. |
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| 48 | 50 | | SECTION 2. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, as amended |
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| 49 | 51 | | by this Act, applies only to an agreement to provide a dual credit |
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| 50 | 52 | | program entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2019. An |
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| 51 | 53 | | agreement to provide a dual credit program entered into or renewed |
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| 52 | 54 | | before September 1, 2019, is governed by the law as it existed at |
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| 53 | 55 | | the time the agreement was entered into or renewed, and the former |
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| 54 | 56 | | law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 55 | 57 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 56 | 58 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 57 | 59 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 58 | 60 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 59 | 61 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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