TITLE: Relating to a prohibition of restrictions on the grade levels at which a public high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit course.

SUMMARY: Relating to a prohibition of restrictions on the grade levels at which a public high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit course.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a prohibition of restrictions on the grade levels at which a public high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit course. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.009(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The agency shall coordinate with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as necessary in administering this section. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties under this section of a school district. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties under this section of a public institution of higher education. A rule may not restrict the grade levels at which a high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit course. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.