83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2694, Chapter 1029 Page: 1 of 5
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CHAPTER 1029
H.B. No. 2694
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the provision of credit by examination for public
3 school students.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 25.092, Education Code, is amended by
6 adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
7 (a-2) Subsection (a) does not apply to a student who
8 receives credit by examination for a class as provided by Section
9 28.023.
10 SECTION 2. Section 28.023, Education Code, is amended to
11 read as follows:
12 Sec. 28.023. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION. (a) Using guidelines
13 established by the State Board of Education, a school district
14 shall develop or select for [4eeod] review by the district board of
15 trustees examinations for acceleration for each primary school
16 grade level and for credit for secondary school academic subjects.
17 The guidelines must provide for the examinations to thoroughly test
18 comprehension of the information presented in the applicable grade
19 level or subject. The board of trustees shall approve for each
20 subject, to the extent available, at least four examinations that
21 satisfy State Board of Education [bea-e4] guidelines. The
22 examinations approved by the board of trustees must include:23 (1) advanced placement examinations developed by the
24 College Board; and
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2694, Chapter 1029, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438423/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.