| 1 | 1 | | 87R10076 BDP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 3465 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to college readiness for purposes of the college, career, |
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| 8 | 8 | | or military readiness outcomes bonus under the Foundation School |
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| 9 | 9 | | Program. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate |
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| 14 | 14 | | demonstrates: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) college readiness if the annual graduate: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (A) both: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (i) achieves college readiness standards |
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| 18 | 18 | | used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the |
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| 19 | 19 | | SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (ii) [(B)] during a time period established |
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| 22 | 22 | | by commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational |
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| 23 | 23 | | institution; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (B) earns an associate degree while attending |
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| 25 | 25 | | high school or during a time period established by commissioner |
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| 26 | 26 | | rule; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) career readiness if the annual graduate: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (A) achieves college readiness standards used |
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| 29 | 29 | | for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or |
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| 30 | 30 | | an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education |
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| 31 | 31 | | Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (B) during a time period established by |
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| 33 | 33 | | commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) military readiness if the annual graduate: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (A) achieves a passing score set by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational |
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| 37 | 37 | | Aptitude Battery; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | (B) during a time period established by |
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| 39 | 39 | | commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United |
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| 40 | 40 | | States. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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