| (a) For purposes of this subchapter, "equivalent course"
is defined as a course having sufficient content overlap with the
essential knowledge and skills of a similar course in the same content
area listed under §74.1(b)(1)-(4) of this title (relating to
Essential Knowledge and Skills).
(b) Effective beginning with the 2011-2012 school year,
in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.025(a-1),
the commissioner of education adopts certain assessments as provided
in the chart in this subsection as substitute assessments that a student
may use in place of a corresponding end-of-course (EOC) assessment
under the TEC, §39.023(c), to meet the student's assessment graduation
requirements. An approved substitute assessment may be used in place
of only one specific EOC assessment.
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(c) A student is eligible to use a substitute assessment
as provided in the chart in subsection (b) of this section if:
(1) a student was administered an approved substitute
assessment for an equivalent course in which the student was enrolled;
and
(2) a student received a satisfactory score on the
substitute assessment as determined by the commissioner and provided
in the chart in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A student electing to substitute an assessment
for graduation purposes must still take the corresponding EOC assessment
required under the TEC, §39.023(c), unless the student met the
requirements specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) A student who fails to perform satisfactorily on
the PSAT or the ACT-PLAN as indicated in the chart in subsection (b)
of this section must take the appropriate end-of-course assessment
required under the TEC, §39.023(c), to meet the assessment graduation
requirements for that subject.
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