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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to college readiness and success. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.0517(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "applied STEM course" means an applied |
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science, technology, engineering, or mathematics course offered as |
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part of a school district's career and technology education |
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curriculum and approved, as provided by Section 28.027, by the |
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State Board of Education for purposes of satisfying the mathematics |
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and science curriculum requirements, including college readiness |
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standards, for the recommended high school program [imposed] under |
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Section 28.025(b-1)(1)(A). The term may include a course offered |
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for dual credit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0762(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) To implement the college readiness and success |
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strategic action plan adopted under Section 61.0761 and to enhance |
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the success of students at institutions of higher education, the |
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board by rule shall: |
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(1) develop or identify higher education bridge |
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programs in the subject areas of mathematics, science, social |
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science, or English language arts to increase student success by |
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reducing the need for developmental education; |
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(2) develop incentive programs for institutions of |
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higher education that implement research-based, innovative |
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developmental education initiatives; |
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(3) develop a pilot program to award grants to |
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institutions of higher education for intensive programs designed to |
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address the needs of students at risk of dropping out of college; |
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(4) develop or identify professional development |
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programs for faculty of institutions of higher education on college |
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readiness standards and the implications of such standards on |
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instruction; and |
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(5) develop or identify other programs as determined by |
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the board that support the participation and success goals in |
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"Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education, |
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with qualifications and requirements for student participation and |
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institutional or public school eligibility determined by the |
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commissioner or the commissioner's designee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.833(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies to a student enrolled in a general |
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academic teaching institution who: |
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(1) transferred to the institution from or previously |
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attended a lower-division institution of higher education; |
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(2) earned at least 30 credit hours for course work |
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successfully completed at the lower-division institution of higher |
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education; and |
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(3) has earned a cumulative total of at lease 66 [90] |
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credit hours for course work successfully completed. |
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SECTION 4. Section 61.0761(d), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |