1. (a) In accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Subchapter B, the commissioner of education adopts certain assessments as provided in the figure in this subsection as alternate assessments that a person may use in place of corresponding Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exit-level assessments beginning in the fall of 2017.
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2. (b) An eligible person who has met the passing standard on a state-approved alternate exit-level assessment as set by the commissioner and provided in the figure in subsection (a) of this section in a particular subject area has satisfied the exit-level testing requirement in that subject area.
3. (c) A person is eligible to substitute an alternate exit-level assessment for a TAKS exit-level assessment for purposes of this subchapter if the person was first enrolled in Grade 9 prior to the 2011-2012 school year or first enrolled in Grade 10 or above in the 2011-2012 school year.

Source Note:The provisions of this §101.4003 adopted to be effective April 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 2857; amended to be effective December 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 9024; amended to be effective November 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 6144; amended to be effective May 28, 2024, 49 TexReg 3798.