(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.Attached Graphic(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.(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.