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HEB ISD to align local graduation requirements with House Bill 27 for class of 2030
Summary
District staff proposed adding a half‑credit personal financial literacy course for the class of 2030, removing local requirements for health and technology credits, and preserving a half‑credit of economics as a local requirement to ensure students still receive economics instruction.
Fritzy Odom presented proposed changes to align district graduation requirements with House Bill 27 for the class of 2030, explaining the law requires a half‑credit in personal financial literacy for students who are current eighth graders.
Odom said the district’s proposal is to add the new half‑credit of personal financial literacy and remove two local graduation requirements — a half‑credit of health and a full credit of technology — while keeping both courses as elective options. The change would increase…
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