87R552 TSS-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 1304       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a public school student earning a performance   acknowledgment on the student's transcript.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.025(c-5), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c-5)  A student may earn a performance acknowledgment on the   student's transcript by satisfying the requirements for that   acknowledgment adopted by the State Board of Education by rule. An   acknowledgment under this subsection may be earned:                (1)  for outstanding performance:                      (A)  in a dual credit course;                      (B)  in bilingualism and biliteracy;                      (C)  on a college advanced placement test or   international baccalaureate examination;                      (D)  on an established, valid, reliable, and   nationally norm-referenced preliminary college preparation   assessment instrument used to measure a student's progress toward   readiness for college and the workplace; or                      (E)  on an established, valid, reliable, and   nationally norm-referenced assessment instrument used by colleges   and universities as part of their undergraduate admissions process;   [or]                (2)  for earning a state recognized or nationally or   internationally recognized business or industry certification or   license; or                (3)  for completing 10 projects demonstrating   workforce readiness while enrolled at a campus that is a member of   the New Tech Network.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.