TITLE 19.EDUCATION

Part 1. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

Chapter 4. RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS

Subchapter C. TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE

19 TAC §4.54

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §4.54(a)(3) concerning exemption from the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative, without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 20, 2004, issue of the Texas Register (29 TexReg 1502). Specifically, the amendments exempt high school students who achieve certain standards on the Mathematics and the English/Language Arts sections of the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills from the assessment required under this title for those corresponding sections.

There were no comments received regarding these amendments.

The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §51.3062, which gives the Coordinating Board the authority to adopt rules concerning the Success Initiative.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 27, 2004.

TRD-200402799

Jan Greenberg

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Effective date: May 17, 2004

Proposal publication date: February 20, 2004

For further information, please call: (512) 427-6127