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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public school student earning a performance |
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acknowledgment on the student's transcript. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025(c-5), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c-5) A student may earn a performance acknowledgment on the |
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student's transcript by satisfying the requirements for that |
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acknowledgment adopted by the State Board of Education by rule. An |
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acknowledgment under this subsection may be earned: |
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(1) for outstanding performance: |
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(A) in a dual credit course; |
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(B) in bilingualism and biliteracy; |
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(C) on a college advanced placement test or |
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international baccalaureate examination; |
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(D) on an established, valid, reliable, and |
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nationally norm-referenced preliminary college preparation |
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assessment instrument used to measure a student's progress toward |
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readiness for college and the workplace; or |
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(E) on an established, valid, reliable, and |
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nationally norm-referenced assessment instrument used by colleges |
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and universities as part of their undergraduate admissions process; |
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[or] |
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(2) for earning a state recognized or nationally or |
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internationally recognized business or industry certification or |
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license; or |
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(3) for completing 10 projects demonstrating |
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workforce readiness while enrolled at a campus that is a member of |
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the New Tech Network. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |