TITLE: Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.

SUMMARY: Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 7.111, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The board by rule shall develop and deliver high school equivalency examinations and provide for the administration of the examinations online. The rules must: (1) provide a procedure for verifying the identity of the person taking the examination; and (2) prohibit a person under 18 years of age from taking the examination online. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. SECTION 3. 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.