88R5474 DIO-D
By: Leo-Wilson H.B. No. 1822
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to review and approval of advanced placement courses by
the State Board of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.009, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (a-6) and (a-7) to read as follows:
(a-6) The State Board of Education shall review any advanced
placement course offered for compliance with:
(1) the school laws of this state; and
(2) the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the
board.
(a-7) A school district may only offer advanced placement
courses that comply with:
(1) the school laws of this state; and
(2) the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the
State Board of Education.
SECTION 2. Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) For purposes of this section, a board of trustees may
approve only an advanced placement examination that is for an
advanced placement course offered in accordance with Section
28.009.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 4. 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, 2023.