19 TAC §4.54
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board proposes amendments
to §4.54(a)(1)(A) and (B) and (a)(3) of Board rules concerning exemption
from the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative. Specifically, these
amendments exempt high school students who achieve certain standards on the
Mathematics and/or English/Language Arts sections of the exit-level Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills from state-mandated testing for college
readiness for the corresponding sections. Also, amendments were made that
would allow students who achieve certain standards on sections of the ACT
and the SAT to be exempt from the assessment required under this title for
those corresponding sections.
Mr. Michael L. Collins, Assistant Commissioner, has determined that for
each year of the first five years the section is in effect, there will not
be any fiscal implications to state or local government as a result of enforcing
or administering the rules.
Mr. Collins has also determined that for each year of the first five years
the section is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of administering
the section will be a greater alignment of secondary and post-secondary academic
standards. There is no effect on small businesses. There are no anticipated
economic costs to persons who are required to comply with the section as proposed.
There is no impact on local employment.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Michael L. Collins, Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711 or
by email at michael.collins@thecb.state.tx.us. Comments will be accepted for
30 days following publication of the proposed rules in the Texas Register.
The amendments are proposed under the Texas Education Code, §51.3062
and Texas Education Code, §51.307, which provide the Coordinating Board
with the authority to propose rules concerning the Success Initiative.
The amendments affect the Texas Education Code, §51.3062.
§4.54.Exemptions/Exceptions.
(a)
The following students shall be exempt from the requirements
of this title:
(1)
For a period of five (5) years from the date of testing,
a student who is tested and performs at or above the following standards:
(A)
ACT: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on [
both
] the English
test
and
/or
the mathematics
test shall be exempt for those corresponding sections
[
tests
];
(B)
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT): a combined verbal and
mathematics score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on [
both
] the verbal
test
and
/or
the mathematics
test shall be exempt for
those corresponding sections
[
tests
]; or
(2)
(No change.)
(3)
For a period of three (3) years from the date of testing,
a student who is tested and performs on the Eleventh grade exit-level Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) with a minimum scale score of 2200
on the math section and
/or
a minimum scale score of 2200 on the
English Language Arts section with a writing subsection score of at least
3, shall be exempt from the assessment required under this title for those
corresponding sections.
(4) - (9)
(No change.)
(b)
(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on May 18, 2004.
TRD-200403364
Jan Greenberg
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed date of adoption: July 15, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114