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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offering of certain high school courses for which |
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students may earn college credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.009, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-6) to read as follows: |
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(a-6) A governmental entity or state officer may not |
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prohibit a course or any instructional component of a course from |
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being offered at a high school if an accredited institution of |
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higher education in this state awards course credit in the subject |
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for the achievement of a required score on a College-Level |
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Examination Program examination, an advanced placement test, or an |
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international baccalaureate examination. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |