| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 2294 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program |
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| 6 | 6 | | and the Texas First Scholarship Program. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 28.0253(a)(2), Education Code, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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| 11 | 11 | | higher education [that is designated as a research university or |
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| 12 | 12 | | emerging research university under the coordinating board's |
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| 13 | 13 | | accountability system]. |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 2. Section 28.0253(e), Education Code, is amended |
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| 15 | 15 | | to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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| 17 | 17 | | shall allow a student to graduate and receive [may issue] a high |
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| 18 | 18 | | school diploma [to a student] under the program if, using the |
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| 19 | 19 | | standards established under Subsection (c), the student |
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| 20 | 20 | | demonstrates mastery of and early readiness for college in each of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the subject areas described by that subsection and in a language |
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| 22 | 22 | | other than English, notwithstanding any other local or state |
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| 23 | 23 | | requirements. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. Section 56.221(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 25 | 25 | | read as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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| 27 | 27 | | higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003[, that |
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| 28 | 28 | | is designated as a research university or emerging research |
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| 29 | 29 | | university under the coordinating board's accountability system]. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 33 | 33 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2294 passed the Senate on |
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| 34 | 34 | | April 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 37 | 37 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2294 passed the House on |
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| 38 | 38 | | May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, two |
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| 39 | 39 | | present not voting. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | Approved: |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Date |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Governor |
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