89R4888 MM-D     By: Creighton S.B. No. 1191       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the development of a standard method of computing a   student's high school grade point average.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 28.0252(a) and (b), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commissioner shall [may] develop a standard method   of computing a student's high school grade point average that   provides for additional weight to be given to each honors course,   advanced placement course, international baccalaureate course, or   dual credit course completed by a student.  The method must provide   for an equal amount of additional weight to be given to an advanced   placement course, an international baccalaureate course, and a dual   credit course.          (b)  A [If the commissioner develops a standard method under   this section, a] school district shall use the standard method   developed by the commissioner under Subsection (a) to compute a   student's high school grade point average.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the commissioner of education shall develop a standard   method of computing a student's high school grade point average as   required by Section 28.0252(a), Education Code, as amended by this   Act.          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, 2025.