TITLE: Relating to providing for endorsements for public high school students enrolled in special education programs.

SUMMARY: Relating to providing for endorsements for public high school students enrolled in special education programs.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to providing for endorsements for public high school students enrolled in special education programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c-7) and (c-8) to read as follows: (c-7) Subject to Subsection (c-8), a student who is enrolled in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, may earn an endorsement on the student's transcript by: (1) successfully completing, with or without modification of the curriculum, the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education under Subsection (a) for the foundation high school program; and (2) successfully completing, without modification of the curriculum, all additional curriculum requirements for that endorsement required under Subsections (c-2)(1)(A)(ii), (1)(B)(ii), and (1)(C) and developed by the State Board of Education under Subsection (c-2)(2). (c-8) For purposes of Subsection (c-7), the admission, review, and dismissal committee of a student in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, shall determine whether the student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument to earn an endorsement on the student's transcript. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 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.