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| 1 | 1 | 89R3642 CMO-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 753 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the offering of certain high school courses for which | |
| 10 | 10 | students may earn college credit. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 28.009, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | adding Subsection (a-6) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (a-6) A governmental entity or state officer may not | |
| 15 | 15 | prohibit a course or any instructional component of a course from | |
| 16 | 16 | being offered at a high school if an accredited institution of | |
| 17 | 17 | higher education in this state awards course credit in the subject | |
| 18 | 18 | for the achievement of a required score on a College-Level | |
| 19 | 19 | Examination Program examination, an advanced placement test, or an | |
| 20 | 20 | international baccalaureate examination. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 | |
| 22 | 22 | school year. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 24 | 24 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 25 | 25 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |