S.B. No. 232
AN ACT
relating to parental notification by a school district regarding
high school graduation requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 28.02123 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.02123. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Not later than September 1 of each
school year, a school district shall notify by regular mail or
e-mail the parent of or other person standing in parental relation
to each student enrolled in grade nine or above that the student is
not required to complete an Algebra II course to graduate under the
foundation high school program.
(b) The notification must include information regarding the
potential consequences to a student of not completing an Algebra II
course, including the impact on eligibility for:
(1) automatic college admission under Section 51.803;
and
(2) certain financial aid authorized under Title 3,
including:
(A) the TEXAS grant program under Subchapter M,
Chapter 56; and
(B) the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant
Program under Subchapter P, Chapter 56.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
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. 232 passed the Senate on
May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 232 passed the House on
May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 13, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor