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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
RULE §4.54	Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers
ISSUE	08/07/2015
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The following students shall be exempt from requirements of this title, whereby exempt students shall not be required to provide any additional demonstration of college readiness and shall be allowed to enroll in any entry-level freshman course as defined in §4.53(12) of this title (relating to Definitions):

(1) - (9)(No change.)

(10)A student who successfully completes a college preparatory course under Texas Education Code §28.014 is exempt for a period of twenty-four (24) [~~twelve (12)~~] months from the date of high school graduation with respect to the content area of the course. The student must enroll in the student's first college-level course in the exempted content area in the student's first year of enrollment in an institution of higher education. This exemption applies only at the institution of higher education that partners with the school district in which the student is enrolled to provide the course. Additionally, an institution of higher education may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with a partnering institution of higher education to accept the exemption for the college preparatory course.

(b) - (d)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 27, 2015

TRD-201502805

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Earliest possible date of adoption: September 6, 2015

For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114

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