87R10721 MEW-D
By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 3887
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to college preparatory courses for public high school
students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.014, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Each school district shall partner with at least one
institution of higher education to develop and provide courses in
college preparatory mathematics and English language arts. The
courses must be designed:
(1) subject to Subsection (a-1), for students at the
11th and 12th grade levels [level] whose performance on:
(A) an end-of-course assessment instrument
required under Section 39.023(c) does not meet college readiness
standards; or
(B) coursework, a college entrance examination,
or an assessment instrument designated under Section 51.334
indicates that the student is not ready to perform entry-level
college coursework; and
(2) to prepare students for success in entry-level
college courses.
(a-1) A student at the 11th grade level may take a course
provided under Subsection (a) if the student demonstrates to an
appropriate campus administrator that the student would otherwise
be unable to take the course during the student's 12th grade year
and complete the curriculum requirements for high school
graduation.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
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, 2021.