Texas § ED.51.334 - ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
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§ ED.51.334. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) The board shall designate one or more instruments for use by institutions of higher education in assessing students under this subchapter. (b) Each assessment instrument designated by the board for use under this subchapter must be diagnostic in nature and designed to assess a student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework. The board shall prescribe a single standard or set of standards for each assessment instrument to effectively measure student readiness as demonstrated by current research. (c) For each assessment instrument designated by the board for use under this subchapter, the board shall prescribe a score below which a student is eligible for basic academic skills education. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 37(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 61, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (H.B. 1244 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (H.B. 1244 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5 ), Sec. 6.01, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1183 (H.B. 3468 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5 ), Sec. 62(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5 ), Sec. 63(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (H.B. 1054 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 638 (S.B. 1776 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 18 ), Sec. 6(a), eff. June 19, 2015. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 51.3062 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 2223 ), Sec. 1.05, eff. June 15, 2017.
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Section ED.51.334 ("ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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