Bill Text: TX HB274 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to reporting requirements related to school districts that obtain exceptions from class size limits.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-07 - Referred to Education [HB274 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB274-Engrossed.html
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| By: Alvarado, Aycock, Huberty, Villarreal, | H.B. No. 274 | |
| Farney, et al. | ||
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| relating to reporting requirements related to school districts that | ||
| obtain exceptions from class size limits. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 25.112, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | ||
| (h) A school district granted an exception under Subsection | ||
| (d) for a school campus must report to the agency the number of | ||
| students in the largest class for each affected grade level at that | ||
| campus. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. The | ||
| agency shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
| governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member | ||
| of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and the clerks of | ||
| the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives | ||
| with primary jurisdiction over the public school system a regional | ||
| and district level report covering the preceding two school years | ||
| and containing: | ||
| (1) a summary of school district compliance with the | ||
| student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by | ||
| Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including: | ||
| (A) the number of campuses and classes at each | ||
| campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; [ |
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| (B) for each campus granted an exception from | ||
| Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a | ||
| distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified | ||
| as an unacceptable campus under Subchapter E; and | ||
| (C) for each campus granted an exception from | ||
| Section 25.112, the number of students in the largest class for each | ||
| affected grade level; | ||
| (2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to | ||
| campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a | ||
| review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following | ||
| deregulation; | ||
| (3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of | ||
| regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted | ||
| under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided | ||
| under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; | ||
| (4) an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs | ||
| offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the | ||
| quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled | ||
| in such programs; and | ||
| (5) the number of classes at each campus that are | ||
| currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the | ||
| content areas of their respective classes. | ||
| 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 September 1, 2013. | ||
