| 1 | 1 | | 89R482 CXP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 629 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to advanced placement courses that may be offered by a |
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| 10 | 10 | | school district. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 28.0091 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 28.0091. ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE STANDARDS. (a) A |
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| 15 | 15 | | school district may offer an advanced placement course only if the |
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| 16 | 16 | | course complies with: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) the school laws of this state; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the |
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| 19 | 19 | | State Board of Education for the applicable subject area. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall review each advanced |
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| 21 | 21 | | placement course offered by a school district to ensure compliance |
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| 22 | 22 | | with this section. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 24 | 24 | | adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a-1) For purposes of this section, a board of trustees may |
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| 26 | 26 | | approve only an advanced placement examination that is for an |
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| 27 | 27 | | advanced placement course offered in accordance with Section |
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| 28 | 28 | | 28.0091. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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| 30 | 30 | | school year. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 32 | 32 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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