S.B. No. 1276
AN ACT
relating to an agreement between a school district and public
institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to
high school students enrolled in the district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b-2) Any agreement, including a memorandum of
understanding or articulation agreement, between a school district
and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit
program described by Subsection (b-1) must:
(1) include specific program goals aligned with the
statewide goals developed under Subsection (b-1);
(2) establish common advising strategies and
terminology related to dual credit and college readiness;
(3) provide for the alignment of endorsements
described by Section 28.025(c-1) offered by the district, and dual
credit courses offered under the agreement that apply towards those
endorsements, with postsecondary pathways and credentials at the
institution and industry certifications;
(4) identify tools, including tools developed by the
agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the Texas
Workforce Commission, to assist school counselors, students, and
families in selecting endorsements offered by the district and dual
credit courses offered under the agreement;
(5) establish, or provide a procedure for
establishing, the course credits that may be earned under the
agreement, including by developing a course equivalency crosswalk
or other method for equating high school courses with college
courses and identifying the number of credits that may be earned for
each course completed through the program;
(6) [(3)] describe the academic supports and, if
applicable, guidance that will be provided to students
participating in the program;
(7) [(4)] establish the district's and the
institution's respective roles and responsibilities in providing
the program and ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the
program;
(8) [(5)] state the sources of funding for courses
offered under the program, including, at a minimum, the sources of
funding for tuition, transportation, and any required fees or
textbooks for students participating in the program; and
(9) [(6)] be posted each year on the district's and the
institution's respective Internet websites.
SECTION 2. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to an agreement to provide a dual credit
program entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2019. An
agreement to provide a dual credit program entered into or renewed
before September 1, 2019, is governed by the law as it existed at
the time the agreement was entered into or renewed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
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, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1276 passed the Senate on
April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1276 passed the House on
May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, three
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor