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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES |
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Chapter 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT |
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Subchapter A. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; CURRICULUM |
Sec. 28.0141. STUDY AND REPORT ON EARLY COLLEGE READINESS ASSESSMENTS
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(a) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall conduct a study of best practices for and existing programs offering early assessments of high school students in order to determine college readiness, identify any deficiencies in college readiness, and provide intervention to address any deficiencies before high school graduation. In conducting the study, the agency, in consultation with the coordinating board, shall review:
(1) various assessments, including end-of-course assessment instruments under Section 39.023(c), each assessment currently used under Section 51.3062, and any assessment being proposed as a statewide model by the coordinating board under Section 51.3062(v), for identifying students who need additional assistance in preparing for college;
(2) various early intervention models, including:
(A) summer bridge programs;
(B) college preparatory courses for credit toward high school graduation;
(C) developmental education programs, including college readiness programs under Section 39.234, and college study skills courses; and
(D) dual credit courses;
(3) the costs associated with different assessments and early intervention models; and
(4) the effectiveness of different assessments and early intervention models in preparing students for college coursework for which course credit may be earned.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2012, the agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public institutions of higher education, and school districts, shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education, higher education, or state appropriations a written report that contains recommendations for promoting and implementing early assessments of college readiness that are of a diagnostic nature and early intervention models for preparing high school students for college coursework for which course credit may be earned.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2013.