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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school students evaluated for purposes of |
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accountability ratings in certain school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0531 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0531. STUDENTS EVALUATED FOR PURPOSES OF |
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ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) This |
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section applies only to a school district that includes a student |
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enrollment of at least 1,000 African American males. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of |
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evaluating under Sections 39.053(c)(1) and (2)(A) the performance |
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of a school district subject to this section and campuses in a |
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school district subject to this section, only the performance of |
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African American males may be considered. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of |
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evaluating under Section 39.053(c)(3) the performance of a school |
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district subject to this section and campuses in a school district |
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subject to this section, only the student academic achievement |
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differentials among African American males from different |
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socioeconomic backgrounds may be considered. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |