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TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 4RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER CTEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE
RULE §4.54Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers
ISSUE 01/20/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The following students shall be exempt from the 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) - (2)(No change.)

  (3)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 that cannot be raised by institutions:

    (A)(No change.)

    (B)STAAR end-of-course (EOC) with a minimum [score of] Level 2 score of 4000 on the English III shall be exempt from the TSI Assessment required under this title for both reading and writing, and a minimum [score of] Level 2 score of 4000 on the Algebra II EOC shall be exempt from the TSI Assessment required under this title for the mathematics section

  (4) - (10)(No change.)

(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 January 9, 2017

TRD-201700087

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 19, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 427-6104



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