Texas Education Code

§ 130.008 — COURSES FOR JOINT HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE CREDIT

ED § 130.008Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part G. NON-BACCALAUREATE SYSTEM · Ch. 130. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Under an agreement with a school district or, in the case of a private high school, with the organization or other person that operates the high school, a public junior college may offer a course in which a student attending a high school operated in this state by the school district, organization, or other person may enroll and for which the student may simultaneously receive both:

(1)course credit toward the student's high school academic requirements; and

(2)course credit as a student of the junior college, if the student has been admitted to the junior college or becomes eligible to enroll in and is subsequently admitted to the junior college. (a-1) A course offered for joint high school and junior college credit under this section must be:

(1)in the core curriculum of the public junior college;

(2)a career and technical education course; or

(3)a foreign language course. (a-2) Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a course offered for joint high school and junior college credit to a student as part of the early college education program established under Section 29.908 or any other early college program that assists a student in earning a certificate or an associate degree while in high school. (a-3) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, shall adopt rules to implement Subsections (a-1) and (a-2). In adopting those rules, the coordinating board shall use the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, and consult with relevant stakeholders.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 453 (H.B. 2480), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 77(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 78(a)(6), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (H.B. 505), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 797 (H.B. 2812), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 18), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 6.006, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2023.