Texas Education Code

§ 29.908 — EARLY COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM

ED § 29.908Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS

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(a)The commissioner shall establish and administer an early college education program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who wish to accelerate completion of the high school program. For purposes of this subsection, "student at risk of dropping out of school" has the meaning assigned by Section 29.081.

(b)The program must:

(1)provide for a course of study that enables a participating student to combine high school courses and college-level courses during grade levels 9 through 12;

(2)allow a participating student to complete high school and enroll in a program at an institution of higher education that will enable the student to, on or before the fifth anniversary of the date of the student's first day of high school, receive a high school diploma and either:

(A)an applied associate degree, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule; or

(B)an academic associate degree, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule, with a completed field of study curriculum developed under Section 61.823 that is transferable toward a baccalaureate degree at one or more general academic teaching institutions, as defined by Section 61.003;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 879 (S.B. 1146), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1220 (S.B. 1557), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (S.B. 1887), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. June 9, 2023.