88R20481 MM-F
By: Kuempel H.B. No. 4434
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4434:
By: Howard C.S.H.B. No. 4434
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program
and the Texas First Scholarship Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.0253(a)(2), Education Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of
higher education [that is designated as a research university or
emerging research university under the coordinating board's
accountability system].
SECTION 2. Section 28.0253(e), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
shall allow a student to graduate and receive [may issue] a high
school diploma [to a student] under the program if, using the
standards established under Subsection (c), the student
demonstrates mastery of and early readiness for college in each of
the subject areas described by that subsection and in a language
other than English, notwithstanding any other local or state
requirements.
SECTION 3. Section 56.221(2), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of
higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003[, that
is designated as a research university or emerging research
university under the coordinating board's accountability system].
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.