Bill Text: TX HB3417 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to high school curriculum and assessment requirements for public school students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-20 - Referred to Public Education [HB3417 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3417-Introduced.html
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By: Lavender | H.B. No. 3417 |
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relating to high school curriculum and assessment requirements for | ||
public school students. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 7.062(e), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(e) The rules must: | ||
(1) limit the amount of assistance provided through a | ||
grant to not more than: | ||
(A) for a construction project, $200 per square | ||
foot of the science laboratory to be constructed; or | ||
(B) for a renovation project, $100 per square | ||
foot of the science laboratory to be renovated; | ||
(2) require a school district to demonstrate, as a | ||
condition of eligibility for a grant, that the existing district | ||
science laboratories are insufficient in number to comply with the | ||
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(3) provide for ranking school districts that apply | ||
for grants on the basis of wealth per student and giving priority in | ||
the award of grants to districts with low wealth per student. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 28.014(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) A student who successfully completes a course developed | ||
under this section may use the credit earned in the course toward | ||
satisfying the applicable mathematics or science curriculum | ||
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school program under Section 28.025. | ||
SECTION 3. (a) Sections 28.014(a) and (f), Education Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner of education and the commissioner of | ||
higher education shall develop and recommend to the State Board of | ||
Education for adoption under Section 28.002 the essential knowledge | ||
and skills of courses in college preparatory mathematics, science, | ||
social studies, and English language arts. The courses must be | ||
designed: | ||
(1) for students at the 12th grade level who do not | ||
meet college readiness standards on an [ |
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instrument required under Section 39.023(c); and | ||
(2) to prepare students for success in entry-level | ||
college courses. | ||
(f) To the extent applicable, the commissioner shall draw | ||
from curricula and instructional materials developed under Section | ||
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instructional materials under this section. Not later than | ||
September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt | ||
essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this | ||
section. The State Board of Education shall make each course | ||
developed under this section and the related instructional | ||
materials available to school districts not later than the | ||
2014-2015 school year. [ |
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), (b-4), (b-5), | ||
(b-7), (b-9), (b-10), (b-11), and (e) and adding Subsections | ||
(b-13), (c-1), (c-3), (e-1), (h), and (h-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall determine | ||
curriculum requirements for the foundation [ |
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with the required curriculum under Section 28.002. The [ |
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specific courses in the foundation curriculum as required under | ||
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by Subsection (b-1), the State Board of Education may not designate | ||
a specific course or a specific number of credits in the enrichment | ||
curriculum as requirements for the [ |
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(b) A school district shall ensure that each student enrolls | ||
in the courses necessary to complete the curriculum requirements | ||
identified by the State Board of Education under Subsection (a) for | ||
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(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require | ||
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curriculum requirements for the foundation [ |
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include a requirement that students successfully complete: | ||
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28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one credit in | ||
English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in English IV | ||
or an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2); | ||
(2) three credits in mathematics under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in | ||
geometry, and one credit in Algebra II or an advanced mathematics | ||
course authorized under Subsection (b-2); | ||
(3) two credits in science under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology and one credit in | ||
integrated physics and chemistry or an advanced science course | ||
authorized under Subsection (b-2); | ||
(4) three credits in social studies under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(D) [ |
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history, world geography, or an advanced social studies course | ||
authorized under Subsection (b-2), one credit in United States | ||
history, and at least one-half credit in government and at least | ||
one-half credit in economics [ |
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two credits in the same language in a language other than English | ||
under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A) [ |
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28.002(a)(2)(D); and | ||
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credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C). | ||
(b-2) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State | ||
Board of Education shall provide for [ |
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with the curriculum requirements for an advanced English course | ||
under Subsection (b-1)(1) taken after successful completion of | ||
English I, English II, and English III, for an advanced [ |
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mathematics course under Subsection (b-1)(2) [ |
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after the successful completion of Algebra I and geometry, for an | ||
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biology, and for an advanced social studies course under Subsection | ||
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course in the appropriate content area that has been approved as an | ||
advanced course by board rule [ |
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(b-3) In adopting rules for purposes of Subsection (b-2) [ |
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of advanced English, mathematics, [ |
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courses that may be taken [ |
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program requirements. | ||
(b-4) A school district may offer the curriculum described | ||
in Subsections (b-1)(1) through (4) [ |
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applied manner. Courses delivered in an applied manner must cover | ||
the essential knowledge and skills[ |
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(b-5) A school district may offer a mathematics or science | ||
course to be taken by a student after completion of Algebra II and | ||
integrated physics and chemistry or another advanced science course | ||
authorized under Subsection (b-2) [ |
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approved under this subsection must be endorsed by an institution | ||
of higher education as a course for which the institution would | ||
award course credit or as a prerequisite for a course for which the | ||
institution would award course credit. | ||
(b-7) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the | ||
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt rules to | ||
ensure that a student may comply with the curriculum requirements | ||
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school program for each subject of the foundation curriculum under | ||
Section 28.002(a)(1) and for languages other than English under | ||
Section 28.002(a)(2)(A) by successfully completing appropriate | ||
courses in the core curriculum of an institution of higher | ||
education under Section 61.822. | ||
(b-9) The agency shall establish a pilot program allowing a | ||
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required under Subsection (b-1)(7) [ |
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in a fine arts program not provided by the school district in which | ||
the student is enrolled. The fine arts program may be provided on | ||
or off a school campus and outside the regular school day. [ |
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(b-10) A school district, with the approval of the | ||
commissioner, may allow a student to comply with the curriculum | ||
requirements for the physical education credit required under | ||
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commercially sponsored physical activity program provided on or off | ||
a school campus and outside the regular school day. | ||
(b-11) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State | ||
Board of Education shall allow a student who is unable to | ||
participate in physical activity due to disability or illness to | ||
substitute one credit in English language arts, | ||
mathematics, science, or social studies or one academic elective | ||
credit for the physical education credit required under Subsection | ||
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this subsection may not also be used by the student to satisfy a | ||
graduation requirement other than completion of the physical | ||
education credit. The rules must provide that the determination | ||
regarding a student's ability to participate in physical activity | ||
will be made by: | ||
(1) if the student receives special education services | ||
under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, | ||
and dismissal committee; | ||
(2) if the student does not receive special education | ||
services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, but is covered by Section | ||
504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), the | ||
committee established for the student under that Act; or | ||
(3) if each of the committees described by | ||
Subdivisions (1) and (2) is inapplicable, a committee established | ||
by the school district of persons with appropriate knowledge | ||
regarding the student. | ||
(b-13) In addition to rules adopted by the State Board of | ||
Education under Subsection (b-2), the commissioner may adopt | ||
courses in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social | ||
studies as advanced courses that satisfy the requirements of the | ||
foundation high school program. | ||
(c-1) A student may earn an endorsement on the student's | ||
diploma and transcript by successfully completing curriculum | ||
requirements for that endorsement adopted by the State Board of | ||
Education by rule. An endorsement under this subsection may be | ||
earned by successfully completing at least five credits in any of | ||
the following categories: | ||
(1) science, technology, engineering, and | ||
mathematics, which includes courses directly related to | ||
technology, advanced mathematics and sciences, engineering, and | ||
environmental systems; | ||
(2) business and industry, which includes courses | ||
directly related to database management, information technology, | ||
communications, accounting, finance, marketing, graphic design, | ||
architecture, construction, welding, logistics, automotive | ||
technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; | ||
(3) human services, which includes courses directly | ||
related to health sciences and occupations, education, law, | ||
culinary arts, hospitality, and agricultural science; | ||
(4) humanities, which includes courses directly | ||
related to political science, world languages, cultural studies, | ||
English literature, history, and fine arts; and | ||
(5) general studies, which includes five credits to be | ||
taken from a combination of other endorsements, including at least | ||
one course from each category of endorsement listed under this | ||
subsection. | ||
(c-3) The commissioner may adopt additional areas of study | ||
to be added to a category of endorsement under Subsection (c-1) and | ||
courses that may be taken to satisfy a category of endorsement. | ||
(e) Each school district shall report the academic | ||
achievement record of students who have completed the foundation [ |
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transcript forms adopted by the State Board of Education. The | ||
transcript forms adopted by the board must be designed to clearly | ||
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identify whether a student received a diploma or a certificate of | ||
coursework completion. | ||
(e-1) A school district shall clearly indicate an | ||
endorsement described by Subsection (c-1) on the diploma and | ||
transcript of a student who satisfies the applicable requirements. | ||
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to | ||
administer this subsection. | ||
(h) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a transition plan | ||
to implement and administer the amendments made by __.B. No. __, | ||
83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, replacing the minimum, | ||
recommended, and advanced high school programs with the foundation | ||
high school program beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. | ||
Under the transition plan, a student who entered the ninth grade | ||
before the 2014-2015 school year must be permitted to complete the | ||
curriculum requirements required for high school graduation under: | ||
(1) the foundation high school program, if the student | ||
chooses during the 2014-2015 school year to take courses under that | ||
program; | ||
(2) the minimum high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of __.B. No. __, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2014-2015 school year; | ||
(3) the recommended high school program, as that | ||
program existed before the adoption of __.B. No. __, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, if the student was | ||
participating in that program before the 2014-2015 school year; or | ||
(4) the advanced high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of __.B. No. __, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2014-2015 school year. | ||
(h-1) This subsection and Subsection (h) expire September | ||
1, 2018. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 28.0253(e), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(e) A student who receives a high school diploma through the | ||
pilot program is considered to have completed the foundation | ||
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institution of higher education or to any academic program at an | ||
institution of higher education solely on the basis of having | ||
received the diploma through the program. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 28.027(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish a process | ||
under which an applied STEM course may be reviewed and approved for | ||
purposes of satisfying the mathematics and science curriculum | ||
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substitution of the applied STEM course for a specific mathematics | ||
or science course otherwise authorized [ |
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The State Board of Education may only approve a course to substitute | ||
for a mathematics course taken after successful completion of | ||
Algebra I and geometry and after successful completion of or | ||
concurrently with Algebra II. The State Board of Education may only | ||
approve a course to substitute for a science course taken after | ||
successful completion of biology [ |
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SECTION 7. Section 29.096(e), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(e) The commissioner shall establish minimum standards for | ||
a local collaborative agreement, including a requirement that the | ||
agreement must be signed by an authorized school district or | ||
open-enrollment charter school officer and an authorized | ||
representative of each of the other participating entities that is | ||
a partner in the collaboration. The program must: | ||
(1) limit participation in the program to students | ||
authorized to participate by a parent or other person standing in | ||
parental relationship; | ||
(2) have as a primary goal graduation from high school | ||
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(3) provide for local businesses or other employers to | ||
offer paid employment or internship opportunities and advanced | ||
career and vocational training; | ||
(4) include an outreach component and a lead | ||
educational staff member to identify and involve eligible students | ||
and public and private entities in participating in the program; | ||
(5) serve a population of students of which at least 50 | ||
percent are identified as students at risk of dropping out of | ||
school, as described by Section 29.081(d); | ||
(6) allocate not more than 15 percent of grant funds | ||
and matching funds, as determined by the commissioner, to | ||
administrative expenses; | ||
(7) include matching funds from any of the | ||
participating entities; and | ||
(8) include any other requirements as determined by | ||
the council. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 29.402(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) A person who is under 26 years of age is eligible to | ||
enroll in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter if the | ||
person: | ||
(1) must complete not more than three course credits | ||
to complete the curriculum requirements [ |
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high school graduation; or | ||
(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an | ||
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39.023(c) or an assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 | ||
(S.B. 1031), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 29.904(d), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) A plan developed under this section: | ||
(1) must establish clear, achievable goals for | ||
increasing the percentage of the school district's graduating | ||
seniors, particularly the graduating seniors attending a high | ||
school described by Subsection (a), who enroll in an institution of | ||
higher education for the academic year following graduation; | ||
(2) must establish an accurate method of measuring | ||
progress toward the goals established under Subdivision (1) that | ||
may include the percentage of district high school students and the | ||
percentage of students attending a district high school described | ||
by Subsection (a) who: | ||
(A) are enrolled in a course for which a student | ||
may earn college credit, such as an advanced placement or | ||
international baccalaureate course or a course offered through | ||
concurrent enrollment in high school and at an institution of | ||
higher education; | ||
(B) are enrolled in courses that meet the | ||
curriculum requirements for the foundation [ |
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(C) have submitted a free application for federal | ||
student aid (FAFSA); | ||
(D) are exempt under Section 51.3062(p) or (q) | ||
from administration of an assessment instrument under Section | ||
51.3062 or have performed successfully on an assessment instrument | ||
under Section 51.3062; | ||
(E) graduate from high school; | ||
(F) graduate from an institution of higher | ||
education; and | ||
(G) have taken college entrance examinations and | ||
the average score of those students on the examinations; | ||
(3) must cover a period of at least five years; and | ||
(4) may be directed at district students at any level | ||
of primary or secondary education. | ||
SECTION 10. Section 33.007(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) During the first school year a student is enrolled in a | ||
high school or at the high school level in an open-enrollment | ||
charter school, and again during a student's senior year, a | ||
counselor shall provide information about higher education to the | ||
student and the student's parent or guardian. The information must | ||
include information regarding: | ||
(1) the importance of higher education; | ||
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for a high school equivalency examination relative to the benefits | ||
of taking courses leading to a high school diploma; | ||
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financial aid; | ||
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established under Section 61.0776; | ||
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to general academic teaching institutions as provided by Section | ||
51.803; | ||
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requirements for the TEXAS Grant as provided by Subchapter M, | ||
Chapter 56; and | ||
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under which a student may earn college credit, including advanced | ||
placement programs, dual credit programs, joint high school and | ||
college credit programs, and international baccalaureate programs. | ||
SECTION 11. (a) Sections 39.023(a), (b), (c), (c-3), and | ||
(n), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The agency shall adopt the Iowa Test of Basic Skills | ||
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reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. All | ||
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students assessed under Subsection (b) or (l) or exempted under | ||
Section 39.027, shall be assessed annually in grades three through | ||
eight using that assessment instrument[ |
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federal law. | ||
(b) The agency shall develop or adopt appropriate | ||
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administered to each student in a special education program under | ||
Subchapter A, Chapter 29, for whom the [ |
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adopted under Subsection (a), even with allowable accommodations, | ||
would not provide an appropriate measure of student achievement, as | ||
determined by the student's admission, review, and dismissal | ||
committee. | ||
(c) The agency shall administer to students in grade 11 the | ||
American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) | ||
and the SAT Subject Test in Biology. A student may select whether | ||
to be administered the American College Test (ACT) or the | ||
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the SAT Subject Test in | ||
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school district shall comply with State Board of Education rules | ||
regarding administration of the assessment instruments listed in | ||
this subsection [ |
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education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's | ||
admission, review, and dismissal committee shall determine whether | ||
any allowable modification is necessary in administering to the | ||
student an assessment instrument required under this subsection. | ||
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(c-3) In adopting a schedule for the administration of | ||
assessment instruments under this section, the State Board of | ||
Education shall require[ |
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Subsection (a) to be administered on a schedule so that the first | ||
assessment instrument is administered at least two weeks later than | ||
the date on which the first assessment instrument was administered | ||
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(n) This subsection applies only to a student who is | ||
determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder and who is an | ||
individual with a disability under 29 U.S.C. Section 705(20) and | ||
its subsequent amendments. The agency shall adopt or develop | ||
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designed to assess the ability of and to be administered to each | ||
student to whom this subsection applies for whom the assessment | ||
instruments adopted under Subsection (a), even with allowable | ||
modifications, would not provide an appropriate measure of student | ||
achievement, as determined by the committee established by the | ||
board of trustees of the district to determine the placement of | ||
students with dyslexia or related disorders. The committee shall | ||
determine whether any allowable modification is necessary in | ||
administering to a student an assessment instrument required under | ||
this subsection. The assessment instruments required under this | ||
subsection shall be administered on the same schedule as the | ||
assessment instruments administered under Subsection (a). | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 12. (a) Sections 39.025(a) and (b), Education | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
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achieve on an assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
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that indicates satisfactory performance in mathematics and | ||
satisfactory performance in English language arts, as determined by | ||
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a high school diploma until the student has performed | ||
satisfactorily on the [ |
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the manner provided under this subsection. This subsection does | ||
not require a student to demonstrate readiness to enroll in an | ||
institution of higher education. | ||
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assessment instrument. A [ |
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 13. Section 39.0261(a), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise | ||
authorized or required by this subchapter: | ||
(1) each school year and at state cost, a school | ||
district shall administer to students in the spring of the eighth | ||
grade an established, valid, reliable, and nationally | ||
norm-referenced preliminary college preparation assessment | ||
instrument for the purpose of diagnosing the academic strengths and | ||
deficiencies of students before entrance into high school; and | ||
(2) each school year and at state cost, a school | ||
district shall administer to students in the 10th grade an | ||
established, valid, reliable, and nationally norm-referenced | ||
preliminary college preparation assessment instrument for the | ||
purpose of measuring a student's progress toward readiness for | ||
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SECTION 14. Section 39.053(f), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(f) Annually, the commissioner shall define the state | ||
standard for the current school year for each student achievement | ||
indicator described by Subsection (c) and shall project the state | ||
standards for each indicator for the following two school years. | ||
The commissioner shall periodically raise the state standards for | ||
the student achievement indicator described by Subsection | ||
(c)(1)(B)(i) for accreditation as necessary to reach the goals of | ||
achieving, by not later than the 2019-2020 school year: | ||
(1) student performance in this state, disaggregated | ||
by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, that ranks nationally | ||
in the top 10 states in terms of college readiness; and | ||
(2) student performance, [ |
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and socioeconomic status. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 39.057(a), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall authorize special accreditation | ||
investigations to be conducted: | ||
(1) when excessive numbers of absences of students | ||
eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are | ||
determined; | ||
(2) when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions | ||
from the required state assessment instruments are determined; | ||
(3) in response to complaints submitted to the agency | ||
with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other | ||
requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order; | ||
(4) in response to established compliance reviews of | ||
the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal | ||
program requirements; | ||
(5) when extraordinary numbers of student placements | ||
in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than | ||
placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined; | ||
(6) in response to an allegation involving a conflict | ||
between members of the board of trustees or between the board and | ||
the district administration if it appears that the conflict | ||
involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the | ||
administration clearly defined by this code; | ||
(7) when excessive numbers of students in special | ||
education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed | ||
through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section | ||
39.023(b); | ||
(8) in response to an allegation regarding or an | ||
analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible | ||
violation of an assessment instrument security procedure | ||
established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of | ||
investigating or auditing a school district under that section; | ||
(9) when a significant pattern of decreased academic | ||
performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the | ||
preceding two school years of students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section | ||
39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section | ||
39.023(a), (c), or (l); | ||
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significant improvement in resource allocation; or | ||
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SECTION 16. Section 39.301(c), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(c) Indicators for reporting purposes must include: | ||
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certified workforce training programs described by Chapter 311, | ||
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satisfactorily, under each performance standard under Section | ||
39.0241, on an assessment instrument required under Section | ||
39.023(a) or (c), the performance of those students on subsequent | ||
assessment instruments required under those sections, aggregated | ||
by grade level and subject area; | ||
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level, provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(c), | ||
the results of assessment instruments administered under that | ||
section, the percentage of students promoted through the grade | ||
placement committee process under Section 28.0211, the subject of | ||
the assessment instrument on which each student failed to perform | ||
satisfactorily under each performance standard under Section | ||
39.0241, and the performance of those students in the school year | ||
following that promotion on the assessment instruments required | ||
under Section 39.023; | ||
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English proficiency exempted from the administration of an | ||
assessment instrument under Sections 39.027(a)(1) and (2); | ||
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education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through | ||
assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section | ||
39.023(b); | ||
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college readiness measure; | ||
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proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for students of limited | ||
English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; | ||
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educationally disadvantaged; | ||
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begin instruction at an institution of higher education in the | ||
school year following high school graduation; and | ||
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successfully complete the first year of instruction at an | ||
institution of higher education without needing a developmental | ||
education course. | ||
SECTION 17. Section 39.305(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The report card shall include the following | ||
information: | ||
(1) where applicable, the student achievement | ||
indicators described by Section 39.053(c) and the reporting | ||
indicators described by Sections 39.301(c)(1) through (3) [ |
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(2) average class size by grade level and subject; | ||
(3) the administrative and instructional costs per | ||
student, computed in a manner consistent with Section 44.0071; and | ||
(4) the district's instructional expenditures ratio | ||
and instructional employees ratio computed under Section 44.0071, | ||
and the statewide average of those ratios, as determined by the | ||
commissioner. | ||
SECTION 18. Section 51.3062(q-1), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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Section 28.025 and demonstrated the performance standard for | ||
college readiness as provided by Section 39.024 on the Algebra II | ||
and English III end-of-course assessment instruments is exempt from | ||
the requirements of this section with respect to those content | ||
areas. The commissioner of higher education by rule shall | ||
establish the period for which an exemption under this subsection | ||
is valid. | ||
SECTION 19. Sections 51.803(a) and (d), Education Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), each general academic | ||
teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||
institution as an undergraduate student if the applicant graduated | ||
with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of the student's | ||
high school graduating class in one of the two school years | ||
preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for | ||
admission and: | ||
(1) the applicant graduated from a public or private | ||
high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized | ||
accrediting organization or from a high school operated by the | ||
United States Department of Defense; | ||
(2) the applicant: | ||
(A) successfully completed: | ||
(i) at a public high school, the curriculum | ||
requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation | ||
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28.025 does not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content | ||
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program; or | ||
(B) satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks | ||
on the ACT assessment applicable to the applicant or earned on the | ||
SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 or the | ||
equivalent; and | ||
(3) if the applicant graduated from a high school | ||
operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant | ||
is a Texas resident under Section 54.052 or is entitled to pay | ||
tuition fees at the rate provided for Texas residents under Section | ||
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transcript or diploma must, not later than the end of the student's | ||
junior year, indicate[ |
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SECTION 20. Section 51.804, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 51.804. ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS: SELECTED | ||
INSTITUTIONS. For each academic year, the governing board of each | ||
general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to | ||
adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the | ||
institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an | ||
applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be | ||
admitted to the institution if the applicant: | ||
(1) graduated from a public or private high school in | ||
this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting | ||
organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the | ||
applicant's high school graduating class; and | ||
(2) satisfies the requirements of: | ||
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SECTION 21. Section 51.805(a), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A graduating student who does not qualify for admission | ||
under Section 51.803 or 51.804 may apply to any general academic | ||
teaching institution if the student satisfies the requirements of: | ||
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(2) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d). | ||
SECTION 22. Section 51.807(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, after | ||
consulting with the Texas Education Agency, by rule shall establish | ||
standards for determining for purposes of this subchapter: | ||
(1) whether a private high school is accredited by a | ||
generally recognized accrediting organization; and | ||
(2) whether a person completed a high school | ||
curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the | ||
curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the | ||
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SECTION 23. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 56.009 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 56.009. ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GRADUATION UNDER CERTAIN | ||
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. To the extent that a person's eligibility to | ||
participate in any program under this chapter, including | ||
Subchapters K, M, Q, and R, is contingent on the person graduating | ||
under the recommended or advanced high school program, as those | ||
programs existed before the adoption of __.B. No. _____, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board and the commissioner of education shall jointly | ||
adopt rules to modify, clarify, or otherwise establish for affected | ||
programs appropriate eligibility requirements regarding high | ||
school curriculum completion. | ||
SECTION 24. Section 61.0517(a), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section, "applied STEM course" means an applied | ||
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics course offered as | ||
part of a school district's career and technology education | ||
curriculum and approved, as provided by Section 28.027, by the | ||
State Board of Education for purposes of satisfying the mathematics | ||
and science curriculum requirements for the foundation | ||
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SECTION 25. Section 61.792(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) To qualify for a scholarship under this section, a | ||
student must: | ||
(1) have graduated with a grade point average in the | ||
top 20 percent of the student's high school graduating class; | ||
(2) have graduated from high school with a grade point | ||
average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent in | ||
mathematics and science courses offered under the foundation | ||
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(3) maintain an overall grade point average of at | ||
least 3.0 on a four-point scale at the general academic teaching | ||
institution or the private or independent institution of higher | ||
education in which the student is enrolled. | ||
SECTION 26. Section 61.852(a), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A tech-prep program is a program of study that: | ||
(1) combines at least two years of secondary education | ||
with at least two years of postsecondary education in a | ||
nonduplicative, sequential course of study based on the foundation | ||
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(2) integrates academic instruction and vocational | ||
and technical instruction; | ||
(3) uses work-based and worksite learning where | ||
available and appropriate; | ||
(4) provides technical preparation in a career field | ||
such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, | ||
industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health | ||
occupations, business, or applied economics; | ||
(5) builds student competence in mathematics, | ||
science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and | ||
workplace skills through applied, contextual academics and | ||
integrated instruction in a coherent sequence of courses; | ||
(6) leads to an associate degree, two-year | ||
postsecondary certificate, or postsecondary two-year | ||
apprenticeship with provisions, to the extent applicable, for | ||
students to continue toward completion of a baccalaureate degree; | ||
and | ||
(7) leads to placement in appropriate employment or to | ||
further education. | ||
SECTION 27. Section 61.855(d), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(d) A tech-prep program must: | ||
(1) be implemented under an articulation agreement | ||
between the participants in the consortium; | ||
(2) consist of two to four years of secondary school | ||
preceding graduation and: | ||
(A) two or more years of higher education; or | ||
(B) two or more years of apprenticeship following | ||
secondary instruction; | ||
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proficiencies in mathematics, science, reading, writing, | ||
communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate's | ||
degree or postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; | ||
(4) include the development of tech-prep program | ||
curricula for both secondary and postsecondary participants in the | ||
consortium that: | ||
(A) meets academic standards developed by the | ||
state; | ||
(B) links secondary schools and two-year | ||
postsecondary institutions, and, if practicable, four-year | ||
institutions of higher education through nonduplicative sequences | ||
of courses in career fields, including the investigation of | ||
opportunities for tech-prep students to enroll concurrently in | ||
secondary and postsecondary course work; | ||
(C) uses, if appropriate and available, | ||
work-based or worksite learning in conjunction with business and | ||
all aspects of an industry; and | ||
(D) uses educational technology and distance | ||
learning, as appropriate, to involve each consortium participant | ||
more fully in the development and operation of programs; | ||
(5) include in-service training for teachers that: | ||
(A) is designed to train vocational and technical | ||
teachers to effectively implement tech-prep programs; | ||
(B) provides for joint training for teachers in | ||
the tech-prep consortium; | ||
(C) is designed to ensure that teachers and | ||
administrators stay current with the needs, expectations, and | ||
methods of business and of all aspects of an industry; | ||
(D) focuses on training postsecondary education | ||
faculty in the use of contextual and applied curricula and | ||
instruction; and | ||
(E) provides training in the use and application | ||
of technology; | ||
(6) include training programs for counselors designed | ||
to enable counselors to more effectively: | ||
(A) provide information to students regarding | ||
tech-prep programs; | ||
(B) support student progress in completing | ||
tech-prep programs; | ||
(C) provide information on related employment | ||
opportunities; | ||
(D) ensure that tech-prep students are placed in | ||
appropriate employment; and | ||
(E) stay current with the needs, expectations, | ||
and methods of business and of all aspects of an industry; | ||
(7) provide equal access to the full range of | ||
tech-prep programs for individuals who are members of special | ||
populations, including by the development of tech-prep program | ||
services appropriate to the needs of special populations; and | ||
(8) provide for preparatory services that assist | ||
participants in tech-prep programs. | ||
SECTION 28. Section 61.861(c), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(c) A course developed for purposes of this section must: | ||
(1) provide content that enables a student to develop | ||
the relevant and critical skills needed to be prepared for | ||
employment or additional training in a high-demand occupation; | ||
(2) incorporate college and career readiness skills as | ||
part of the curriculum; | ||
(3) be offered for dual credit; and | ||
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determined under Section 28.025. | ||
SECTION 29. Section 61.864, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.864. REVIEW OF COURSES. Courses for which a grant | ||
is awarded under this subchapter shall be reviewed by the | ||
commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, | ||
in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce | ||
Commission, once every four years to determine whether the course: | ||
(1) is being used by public educational institutions | ||
in this state; | ||
(2) prepares high school students with the skills | ||
necessary for employment in the high-demand occupation and further | ||
postsecondary study; and | ||
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determined under Section 28.025. | ||
SECTION 30. Section 78.10(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science is a | ||
division of The University of Texas at Brownsville and is under the | ||
management and control of the board. The academy serves the | ||
following purposes: | ||
(1) to provide academically gifted and highly | ||
motivated junior and senior high school students with a challenging | ||
university-level curriculum that: | ||
(A) allows students to complete high school | ||
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while attending for academic credit a public institution of higher | ||
education; | ||
(B) fosters students' knowledge of real-world | ||
mathematics and science issues and applications and teaches | ||
students to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to | ||
those issues and problems; | ||
(C) includes the study of English, foreign | ||
languages, social studies, mathematics, science, and technology; | ||
and | ||
(D) offers students learning opportunities | ||
related to mathematics and science through in-depth research and | ||
field-based studies; | ||
(2) to provide students with an awareness of | ||
mathematics and science careers and professional development | ||
opportunities through seminars, workshops, collaboration with | ||
postsecondary and university students including opportunities for | ||
summer studies, internships in foreign countries, and similar | ||
methods; and | ||
(3) to provide students with social development | ||
activities that enrich the academic curriculum and student life, | ||
including, as determined appropriate by the academy, University | ||
Interscholastic League activities and other extracurricular | ||
activities. | ||
SECTION 31. Section 87.505(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Texas Academy of International Studies is a division | ||
of Texas A&M International University and is under the management | ||
and control of the board. The academy serves the following | ||
purposes: | ||
(1) to provide academically gifted and highly | ||
motivated junior and senior high school students with a challenging | ||
university-level curriculum that: | ||
(A) allows students to complete high school | ||
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while attending for academic credit a public institution of higher | ||
education; | ||
(B) fosters students' knowledge of real-world | ||
international issues and problems and teaches students to apply | ||
critical thinking and problem-solving skills to those issues and | ||
problems; | ||
(C) includes the study of English, foreign | ||
languages, social studies, anthropology, and sociology; | ||
(D) is presented through an interdisciplinary | ||
approach that introduces and develops issues, especially issues | ||
related to international concerns, throughout the curriculum; and | ||
(E) offers students learning opportunities | ||
related to international issues through in-depth research and | ||
field-based studies; | ||
(2) to provide students with an awareness of | ||
international career and professional development opportunities | ||
through seminars, workshops, collaboration with postsecondary | ||
students from other countries, summer academic international | ||
studies internships in foreign countries, and similar methods; and | ||
(3) to provide students with social development | ||
activities that enrich the academic curriculum and student life, | ||
including, as determined appropriate by the academy, University | ||
Interscholastic League activities and other extracurricular | ||
activities generally offered by public high schools. | ||
SECTION 32. The following provisions of the Education Code | ||
are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 28.002(q); | ||
(2) Section 28.014(c); | ||
(3) Sections 28.025(b-6), (b-8), and (g); | ||
(4) Section 39.022; | ||
(5) Sections 39.023(a-1), (a-2), (c-1), (c-2), (c-4), | ||
(c-5), (c-6), (e), (f), (g), (i), and (o); | ||
(6) Sections 39.025(a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (b-1), (b-2), | ||
(e-1), (f), and (g); | ||
(7) Section 39.0261(f); and | ||
(8) Section 51.803(b). | ||
SECTION 33. Section 39.025, Education Code, as amended by | ||
Section 12 of this Act, as related to reducing testing requirements | ||
applies only to students who have entered or will enter the ninth | ||
grade during the 2011-2012 school year or a later school year. | ||
SECTION 34. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this | ||
Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. | ||
SECTION 35. Except as otherwise provided by this Act: | ||
(1) 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; and | ||
(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |