Bill Text: TX HB23 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to certain state-adopted or state-developed assessment instruments for public school students and to a certain indicator of student achievement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-08-05 - Filed [HB23 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB23-Introduced.html
  83S30026 MEW-F
 
  By: Ratliff H.B. No. 23
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain state-adopted or state-developed assessment
  instruments for public school students and to a certain indicator
  of student achievement.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsections (a-12), (a-13), (a-14), and (a-15) to read as
  follows:
         (a-12)  Before an assessment instrument adopted or developed
  under Subsection (a) may be administered under that subsection, the
  assessment instrument must, on the basis of empirical evidence, be
  determined to be valid and reliable by an entity that is independent
  of the agency and of any other entity that developed the assessment
  instrument.
         (a-13)  The agency shall ensure that an assessment
  instrument adopted or developed under Subsection (a) is designed to
  primarily assess the essential knowledge and skills identified by
  the State Board of Education under Section 28.002 of the subject and
  for the grade level for which the assessment instrument is
  administered. Only to the extent necessary or helpful for
  diagnostic or reporting purposes, the assessment instrument may
  also assess supporting knowledge or skills that are introduced or
  referenced in the subject and for the grade level for which the
  assessment instrument is administered but that are identified as
  essential knowledge or skills primarily of a different subject or
  for a different grade level.
         (a-14)  An assessment instrument adopted or developed under
  Subsection (a) must be designed so that:
               (1)  if administered to students in grades three
  through five, 85 percent of students will be able to complete the
  assessment instrument within 120 minutes; and
               (2)  if administered to students in grades six through
  eight, 85 percent of students will be able to complete the
  assessment instrument within 180 minutes.
         (a-15)  The amount of time allowed for administration of an
  assessment instrument adopted or developed under Subsection (a) may
  not exceed eight hours, and the administration may occur on only one
  day.
         SECTION 2.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows:
         (c-3)  The indicator of student achievement under Subsection
  (c)(1) may not include student performance as to supporting
  knowledge or skills as described by Section 39.023(a-13).
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014
  school year.
         SECTION 4.  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 on the 91st day after the last day of the
  legislative session.
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