Bill Text: TX HB5 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 51-22)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-10 - See remarks for effective date [HB5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB5-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 51-22)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-10 - See remarks for effective date [HB5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB5-Comm_Sub.html
By: Aycock, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Patrick) | H.B. No. 5 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2013; | ||
April 2, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on | ||
Education; April 22, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable | ||
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0, | ||
2 present not voting; April 22, 2013, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 5 | By: Patrick |
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relating to public school accountability, assessment and | ||
curriculum requirements for high school graduation, and funding in | ||
support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation; providing | ||
a criminal penalty. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) 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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 7, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 7.064 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 7.064. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM. (a) The | ||
commissioner shall investigate available options for the state to | ||
join a consortium of states for the purpose of developing sequences | ||
of academically rigorous career and technology courses in career | ||
areas that are high-demand, high-wage career areas in this state. | ||
(b) The curricula for the courses must include the | ||
appropriate essential knowledge and skills adopted under | ||
Subchapter A, Chapter 28. | ||
(c) If the commissioner determines that joining a | ||
consortium of states for this purpose would be beneficial for the | ||
educational and career success of students in the state, the | ||
commissioner may join the consortium on behalf of the state. | ||
SECTION 3. (a) Section 25.083, Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 25.083. SCHOOL DAY INTERRUPTIONS. (a) The board of | ||
trustees of each school district shall adopt and strictly enforce a | ||
policy limiting interruptions of classes during the school day for | ||
nonacademic activities such as announcements and sales promotions. | ||
At a minimum, the policy must limit announcements other than | ||
emergency announcements to once during the school day. | ||
(b) The board of trustees of each school district shall | ||
adopt and strictly enforce a policy limiting the removal of | ||
students from class for remedial tutoring or test preparation. A | ||
district may not remove a student from a regularly scheduled class | ||
for remedial tutoring or test preparation if, as a result of the | ||
removal, the student would miss more than 10 percent of the school | ||
days on which the class is offered, unless the student's parent or | ||
another person standing in parental relation to the student | ||
provides to the district written consent for removal from class for | ||
such purpose. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 4. (a) The heading to Section 25.092, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 25.092. MINIMUM ATTENDANCE FOR CLASS CREDIT OR FINAL | ||
GRADE. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 5. (a) Sections 25.092(a), (a-1), (b), and (d), | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by this section, a student in any | ||
grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given | ||
credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in | ||
attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. | ||
(a-1) A student who is in attendance for at least 75 percent | ||
but less than 90 percent of the days a class is offered may be given | ||
credit or a final grade for the class if the student completes a | ||
plan approved by the school's principal that provides for the | ||
student to meet the instructional requirements of the class. A | ||
student under the jurisdiction of a court in a criminal or juvenile | ||
justice proceeding may not receive credit or a final grade under | ||
this subsection without the consent of the judge presiding over the | ||
student's case. | ||
(b) The board of trustees of each school district shall | ||
appoint one or more attendance committees to hear petitions for | ||
class credit or a final grade by students who are in attendance | ||
fewer than the number of days required under Subsection (a) and have | ||
not earned class credit or a final grade under Subsection (a-1). | ||
Classroom teachers shall comprise a majority of the membership of | ||
the committee. A committee may give class credit or a final grade | ||
to a student because of extenuating circumstances. Each board of | ||
trustees shall establish guidelines to determine what constitutes | ||
extenuating circumstances and shall adopt policies establishing | ||
alternative ways for students to make up work or regain credit or a | ||
final grade lost because of absences. The alternative ways must | ||
include at least one option that does not require a student to pay a | ||
fee authorized under Section 11.158(a)(15). A certified public | ||
school employee may not be assigned additional instructional duties | ||
as a result of this section outside of the regular workday unless | ||
the employee is compensated for the duties at a reasonable rate of | ||
pay. | ||
(d) If a student is denied credit or a final grade for a | ||
class by an attendance committee, the student may appeal the | ||
decision to the board of trustees. The decision of the board may be | ||
appealed by trial de novo to the district court of the county in | ||
which the school district's central administrative office is | ||
located. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 6. (a) Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (c) and (f) and adding Subsections (o) and | ||
(t) to read as follows: | ||
(c) The State Board of Education, with the direct | ||
participation of educators, parents, business and industry | ||
representatives, and employers shall by rule identify the essential | ||
knowledge and skills of each subject of the required curriculum | ||
that all students should be able to demonstrate and that will be | ||
used in evaluating instructional materials under Chapter 31 and | ||
addressed on the assessment instruments required under Subchapter | ||
B, Chapter 39. As a condition of accreditation, the board shall | ||
require each district to provide instruction in the essential | ||
knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels and to make | ||
available to each high school student in the district an Algebra II | ||
course. | ||
(f) A school district may offer courses for local credit in | ||
addition to those in the required curriculum. The State Board of | ||
Education shall be flexible in approving a course for credit for | ||
high school graduation under this subsection. A district may also | ||
offer courses for local credit without obtaining State Board of | ||
Education approval if: | ||
(1) the district develops a program under which the | ||
district partners with a public or private institution of higher | ||
education and local business and community leaders to develop and | ||
provide the courses; | ||
(2) the courses prepare students to enter: | ||
(A) a career or technology training program in | ||
the district's region of the state; or | ||
(B) an institution of higher education without | ||
remediation; and | ||
(3) the board of trustees of the district approves the | ||
courses. | ||
(o) In approving career and technology courses, the State | ||
Board of Education must determine that a minimum of 50 percent of | ||
the approved courses are cost-effective for a school district to | ||
implement. | ||
(t) The State Board of Education by rule shall require a | ||
course of instruction in career explorations for each student | ||
during either seventh or eighth grade. The course must include | ||
detailed explanations and discussions of: | ||
(1) the foundation high school program and | ||
endorsements under Section 28.025; and | ||
(2) courses necessary or useful in pursuing higher | ||
education or a career. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 7. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 28.00222 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 28.00222. INCREASE IN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION | ||
COURSES. (a) Not later than September 1, 2014, the State Board of | ||
Education shall ensure that at least six advanced career and | ||
technology education courses, including courses in personal | ||
financial literacy consistent with Section 28.0021 and in | ||
statistics, are approved to satisfy a fourth credit in mathematics. | ||
(b) Not later than January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall | ||
review and report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the | ||
speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer | ||
of each standing committee of the legislature with primary | ||
responsibility over public primary and secondary education | ||
regarding the progress of increasing the number of courses approved | ||
for the career and technology education curriculum. The | ||
commissioner shall include in the report a detailed description of | ||
any new courses, including instructional materials and required | ||
equipment, if any. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 8. (a) Section 28.014, Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 28.014. COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES. (a) Each school | ||
district shall partner with at least one institution of higher | ||
education, including any public junior college in this state, to | ||
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39.023(c) does not meet college readiness standards; or | ||
(B) coursework, a college entrance examination, | ||
or an assessment instrument designated under Section 51.3062(c) | ||
indicates that the student is not ready to perform entry-level | ||
college coursework; and | ||
(2) to prepare students for success in entry-level | ||
college courses. | ||
(b) A course developed under this section must be provided: | ||
(1) on the campus of the high school offering the | ||
course; or | ||
(2) through distance learning or as an online course | ||
provided through an institution of higher education with which the | ||
school district partners as provided by Subsection (a). | ||
(c) Appropriate faculty of each high school offering | ||
courses under this section and appropriate faculty of each | ||
institution of higher education with which the school district | ||
partners shall meet regularly as necessary to ensure that each | ||
course is aligned with college readiness expectations. The | ||
commissioner of education, in coordination with the commissioner of | ||
higher education, may adopt rules to administer this subsection. | ||
(d) Each school district shall provide a notice to each | ||
district student to whom Subsection (a) applies and the student's | ||
parent or guardian regarding the benefits of enrolling in a course | ||
under this section. | ||
(e) A student who successfully completes an English | ||
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successfully completes a mathematics course developed under this | ||
section may use the credit earned in the course toward satisfying an | ||
appropriate mathematics curriculum requirement under Section | ||
28.025, as established by commissioner rule, after completion of | ||
the mathematics curriculum requirements for the foundation high | ||
school program under Section 28.025(b-1)(2). | ||
(f) A course provided under this section may be offered for | ||
dual credit at the discretion of the institution of higher | ||
education with which a school district partners under this section. | ||
(g) Each school district, in consultation with each | ||
institution of higher education with which the district partners, | ||
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instructional materials for a course developed under this section | ||
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expires September 1, 2015. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 28.0211(m), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(m) The commissioner shall certify, not later than July 1 | ||
of each school year or as soon as practicable thereafter, whether | ||
sufficient funds have been appropriated statewide for the purposes | ||
of this section and Section 28.0217. A determination by the | ||
commissioner is final and may not be appealed. For purposes of | ||
certification, the commissioner may not consider Foundation School | ||
Program funds. This section may be implemented only if the | ||
commissioner certifies that sufficient funds have been | ||
appropriated during a school year for administering the accelerated | ||
instruction programs specified under this section and allowed under | ||
Section 28.0217, including teacher training for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 10. (a) Sections 28.0212(a), (b), (c), and (e), | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A principal shall designate a guidance counselor, | ||
teacher, or other appropriate individual to develop and administer | ||
a personal graduation plan for each student enrolled in a junior | ||
high, middle, or high school [ |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a | ||
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high, middle, or high school who does not perform satisfactorily on | ||
an assessment instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter | ||
39, or who is not likely to receive a high school diploma before the | ||
fifth school year following the student's enrollment in grade level | ||
nine, as determined by the school district, must at a minimum: | ||
(1) identify educational goals for the student; | ||
(2) include diagnostic information, appropriate | ||
monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation strategies; | ||
(3) include an intensive instruction program | ||
described by Section 28.0213; | ||
(4) address participation of the student's parent or | ||
guardian, including consideration of the parent's or guardian's | ||
educational expectations for the student; and | ||
(5) provide innovative methods to promote the | ||
student's advancement, including flexible scheduling, alternative | ||
learning environments, on-line instruction, and other | ||
interventions that are proven to accelerate the learning process | ||
and have been scientifically validated to improve learning and | ||
cognitive ability. | ||
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section | ||
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personal graduation plan under this section. | ||
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study that: | ||
(1) promotes: | ||
(A) college and workforce readiness; and | ||
(B) career placement and advancement; and | ||
(2) facilitates the student's transition from | ||
secondary to postsecondary education. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 11. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 28.0217 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 28.0217. ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL | ||
STUDENTS. Each time a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an | ||
assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c), the | ||
school district in which the student attends school shall provide | ||
to the student accelerated instruction in the applicable subject | ||
area, using funds appropriated for accelerated instruction under | ||
Section 28.0211. Accelerated instruction may require | ||
participation of the student before or after normal school hours | ||
and may include participation at times of the year outside normal | ||
school operations. | ||
SECTION 12. (a) Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (b-2), (b-4), (b-5), | ||
(b-7), (b-9), (b-10), (b-11), and (e) and adding Subsections | ||
(b-12), (c-1), (c-2), (c-3), (c-4), (h), and (h-1) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall determine | ||
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course or a specific number of credits in the enrichment curriculum | ||
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(b) A school district shall ensure that each student, on | ||
entering ninth grade, indicates in writing an endorsement under | ||
Subsection (c-1) that the student intends to earn. A district may | ||
permit a student to choose, at any time, to earn an endorsement | ||
other than the endorsement the student previously indicated. A | ||
student may graduate under the foundation high school program | ||
without earning an endorsement if, after the student's sophomore | ||
year: | ||
(1) the student and the student's parent or person | ||
standing in parental relation to the student are advised by a school | ||
counselor of the specific benefits of graduating from high school | ||
with one or more endorsements; and | ||
(2) the student's parent or person standing in | ||
parental relation to the student files with a school counselor | ||
written permission, on a form adopted by the agency, allowing the | ||
student to graduate under the foundation high school program | ||
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include a requirement that students successfully complete: | ||
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28.002(a)(1)(A); | ||
(2) three credits in mathematics under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(B); | ||
(3) three credits in science under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1)(C), one of which may be satisfied by an academic | ||
elective credit in science in addition to elective credits under | ||
Subdivision (6); | ||
(4) except as provided by Subsection (c-1)(1), three | ||
credits in social studies under Section 28.002(a)(1)(D) | ||
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language in a language other than English under Section | ||
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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 allow a student to comply with the | ||
curriculum requirements for the third and fourth [ |
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science courses. An applied course under this subsection must | ||
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(b-4) A school district may offer the curriculum described | ||
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the essential knowledge and skills, and the student shall be | ||
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instrument as provided by Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025. | ||
(b-5) A school district may offer a mathematics or science | ||
course to be taken by a student after completion of Algebra II and | ||
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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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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 | ||
student attending school in a county with a population of more than | ||
one million and in which more than 75 percent of the population | ||
resides in a single municipality to satisfy the fine arts credit | ||
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district in which the student is enrolled. The fine arts program | ||
may be provided on or off a school campus and outside the regular | ||
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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 (b-1)(9) | ||
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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-12) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State | ||
Board of Education shall allow a student who, due to disability, is | ||
unable to complete two courses in the same language in a language | ||
other than English, as provided under Subsection (b-1)(5), to | ||
substitute for those credits two credits in English language arts, | ||
mathematics, science, or social studies or two credits in career | ||
and technology education or other academic electives. A credit | ||
allowed to be substituted under this subsection may not also be used | ||
by the student to satisfy a graduation credit requirement other | ||
than credit for completion of a language other than English. The | ||
rules must provide that the determination regarding a student's | ||
ability to participate in language-other-than-English courses 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; or | ||
(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. | ||
(c-1) A student who successfully completes the curriculum | ||
requirements for the foundation high school program under this | ||
section may earn any of the following endorsements on the student's | ||
diploma and transcript as follows: | ||
(1) a business and industry endorsement by earning: | ||
(A) one additional credit in mathematics; | ||
(B) one additional credit in science; | ||
(C) a total of two credits in social studies; and | ||
(D) two credits in career and technology | ||
education; | ||
(2) an academic achievement in arts and humanities | ||
endorsement by earning: | ||
(A) one additional credit in mathematics, which | ||
must be an Algebra II credit if an Algebra II credit is not used to | ||
satisfy the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school | ||
program; | ||
(B) one additional credit in social studies; and | ||
(C) one additional credit in fine arts or one | ||
credit in career and technology education; | ||
(3) an academic achievement in science, technology, | ||
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) endorsement by earning: | ||
(A) one additional credit in mathematics, which | ||
must be an Algebra II credit if an Algebra II credit is not used to | ||
satisfy the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school | ||
program; | ||
(B) one additional credit in science; and | ||
(C) one additional credit in fine arts or one | ||
credit in career and technology education; and | ||
(4) a distinguished achievement endorsement by: | ||
(A) successfully completing English III and | ||
Algebra II courses and achieving a scale score on an advanced | ||
placement test, an international baccalaureate examination, the | ||
SAT, an SAT Subject Test, the ACT, or another nationally recognized | ||
assessment instrument, not including an end-of-course assessment | ||
instrument under Section 39.023(c), that indicates readiness to | ||
enroll in an institution of higher education, as determined by the | ||
commissioner; and | ||
(B) earning: | ||
(i) one additional credit in mathematics, | ||
including Algebra II; | ||
(ii) one additional credit in science; | ||
(iii) one additional credit in social | ||
studies; and | ||
(iv) one additional credit in the same | ||
language in a language other than English in which the student | ||
earned two credits for purposes of Subsection (b-1)(5), or one | ||
additional credit in computer programming if the student earned two | ||
credits in computer programming for purposes of Subsection | ||
(b-1)(5), as applicable. | ||
(c-2) The State Board of Education shall designate the | ||
specific courses required for an endorsement under Subsection (c-1) | ||
for courses included in the foundation curriculum under Section | ||
28.002(a)(1). | ||
(c-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school | ||
district may contract with any other entity, including another | ||
school district or an institution of higher education, to provide a | ||
course that the district determines is needed to meet the | ||
requirements of this section. | ||
(c-4) A student's diploma must clearly indicate any | ||
endorsement under Subsection (c-1) that a student has earned. | ||
(e) Each school district shall report the academic | ||
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transcript forms adopted by the board must be designed to clearly | ||
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coursework completion and to clearly indicate an endorsement under | ||
Subsection (c-1) that a student has earned. | ||
(h) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a transition plan | ||
to implement and administer the amendments made by H.B. No. 5, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, replacing the minimum, | ||
recommended, and advanced high school programs with the foundation | ||
high school program beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. | ||
Under the transition plan, a student who entered the ninth grade | ||
before the 2013-2014 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 | ||
makes the choice during the 2013-2014 school year to take courses | ||
under that program; | ||
(2) the minimum high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of H.B. No. 5, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2013-2014 school year; | ||
(3) the recommended high school program, as that | ||
program existed before the adoption of H.B. No. 5, 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, if the student was | ||
participating in that program before the 2013-2014 school year; or | ||
(4) the advanced high school program, as that program | ||
existed before the adoption of H.B. No. 5, 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, if the student was participating in that | ||
program before the 2013-2014 school year. | ||
(h-1) This subsection and Subsection (h) expire September | ||
1, 2018. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 13. (a) 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 earned an endorsement | ||
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program at an institution of higher education solely on the basis of | ||
having received the diploma through the program. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 14. (a) Sections 28.027(a) and (b), Education | ||
Code, are 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 or | ||
technology applications curriculum. | ||
(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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school year. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 29.081, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) Each district shall offer additional accelerated | ||
instruction to each student in any subject in which that student has | ||
failed an end-of-course assessment instrument that the student is | ||
required to pass in order to graduate before the next scheduled test | ||
administration without any cost to the student. | ||
(b-2) A district that is required to provide accelerated | ||
instruction under Subsection (b-1) shall separately budget | ||
sufficient funds, including funds under Section 42.152, for that | ||
purpose. A district may not budget funds received under Section | ||
42.152 for any other purpose until it has adopted a budget to | ||
support additional accelerated instruction under Subsection (b-1). | ||
(b-3) A district shall evaluate the effectiveness of | ||
accelerated instruction programs under Subsection (b-1) and hold a | ||
public hearing once each year to consider the results. | ||
SECTION 16. (a) 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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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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 17. Section 29.182(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The state plan must include procedures designed to | ||
ensure that: | ||
(1) all secondary and postsecondary students have the | ||
opportunity to participate in career and technology education | ||
programs; | ||
(2) the state complies with requirements for | ||
supplemental federal career and technology education funding; | ||
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(3) career and technology education is established as | ||
a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes | ||
an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of | ||
study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002 | ||
and under which a student may receive specific education in a career | ||
and technology program that: | ||
(A) incorporates competencies leading to | ||
academic and technical skill attainment; | ||
(B) leads to: | ||
(i) an industry-recognized license, | ||
credential, or certificate; or | ||
(ii) at the postsecondary level, an | ||
associate or baccalaureate degree; | ||
(C) includes opportunities for students to earn | ||
college credit for coursework; and | ||
(D) includes, as an integral part of the program, | ||
participation by students and teachers in activities of career and | ||
technical student organizations supported by the agency and the | ||
State Board of Education; and | ||
(4) a school district provides, to the greatest extent | ||
possible, to a student participating in a career and technology | ||
education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses | ||
designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of | ||
the program. | ||
SECTION 18. (a) The heading to Section 29.190, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR MANUFACTURING CERTIFICATION | ||
EXAMINATION. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 19. (a) Sections 29.190(a) and (c), Education | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A student is entitled to a subsidy under this section | ||
if: | ||
(1) the student: | ||
(A) successfully completes the career and | ||
technology program of a school district in which the student | ||
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on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the | ||
fee paid under Subdivision (1) for the certification examination. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 20. (a) 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 for the foundation | ||
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end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section | ||
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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 21. (a) 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 | ||
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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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 22. (a) Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Subject to Subsection (d), funds allotted under this | ||
section may be used to: | ||
(1) purchase: | ||
(A) materials on the list adopted by the | ||
commissioner, as provided by Section 31.0231; | ||
(B) instructional materials, regardless of | ||
whether the instructional materials are on the list adopted under | ||
Section 31.024; | ||
(C) consumable instructional materials, | ||
including workbooks; | ||
(D) instructional materials for use in bilingual | ||
education classes, as provided by Section 31.029; | ||
(E) instructional materials for use in college | ||
preparatory courses under Section 28.014, as provided by Section | ||
31.031; | ||
(F) supplemental instructional materials, as | ||
provided by Section 31.035; | ||
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district in effect on September 1, 2011; and | ||
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support the use of materials included on the list adopted by the | ||
commissioner under Section 31.0231 or any instructional materials | ||
purchased with an allotment under this section; and | ||
(2) pay: | ||
(A) for training educational personnel directly | ||
involved in student learning in the appropriate use of | ||
instructional materials and for providing for access to | ||
technological equipment for instructional use; and | ||
(B) the salary and other expenses of an employee | ||
who provides technical support for the use of technological | ||
equipment directly involved in student learning. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 23. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 31.031 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 31.031. COLLEGE PREPARATORY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. | ||
(a) A school district may purchase with the district's | ||
instructional materials allotment or otherwise acquire | ||
instructional materials for use in college preparatory courses | ||
under Section 28.014. | ||
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the | ||
purchase of instructional materials under this section. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 24. (a) The heading to Section 33.007, Education | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
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(b) This section takes effect beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 25. (a) Sections 33.007(a) and (b), Education | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Each school counselor at an elementary, middle, or | ||
junior high school, including an open-enrollment charter school | ||
offering those grades, shall advise students and their parents or | ||
guardians regarding the importance of postsecondary [ |
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high school or at the high school level in an open-enrollment | ||
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(3) the disadvantages of taking courses to prepare for | ||
a high school equivalency examination relative to the benefits of | ||
taking courses leading to a high school diploma; | ||
(4) financial aid eligibility; | ||
(5) instruction on how to apply for federal financial | ||
aid; | ||
(6) the center for financial aid information | ||
established under Section 61.0776; | ||
(7) the automatic admission of certain students to | ||
general academic teaching institutions as provided by Section | ||
51.803; | ||
(8) the eligibility and academic performance | ||
requirements for the TEXAS Grant as provided by Subchapter M, | ||
Chapter 56; and | ||
(9) the availability of programs in the district 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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 26. (a) Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (b), (c), (c-3), (e), and (h) and adding | ||
Subsections (b-1), (e-1), (e-2), and (e-3) to read as follows: | ||
(b) The agency shall develop or adopt appropriate | ||
criterion-referenced alternative assessment instruments to be | ||
administered to each student in a special education program under | ||
Subchapter A, Chapter 29, for whom an assessment instrument 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, including assessment instruments approved by the | ||
commissioner that measure growth. The assessment instruments | ||
developed or adopted under this subsection, including the | ||
assessment instruments approved by the commissioner, must, to the | ||
extent allowed under federal law, provide a district with options | ||
for the assessment of students under this subsection. | ||
(b-1) The agency, in conjunction with appropriate | ||
interested persons, shall redevelop assessment instruments adopted | ||
or developed under Subsection (b) for administration to | ||
significantly cognitively disabled students in a manner consistent | ||
with federal law. An assessment instrument under this subsection | ||
may not require a teacher to prepare tasks or materials for a | ||
student who will be administered such an assessment instrument. | ||
Assessment instruments adopted or developed under this subsection | ||
shall be administered not later than the 2014-2015 school year. | ||
(c) The agency shall also adopt end-of-course assessment | ||
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aid of technology. The English I and English II end-of-course | ||
assessment instruments must each assess essential knowledge and | ||
skills in both reading and writing in the same assessment | ||
instrument. A school district shall comply with State Board of | ||
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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. The State Board of Education shall | ||
administer the assessment instruments. The State Board of | ||
Education shall adopt a schedule for the administration of | ||
end-of-course assessment instruments that complies with the | ||
requirements of Subsection (c-3). | ||
(c-3) In adopting a schedule for the administration of | ||
assessment instruments under this section, the State Board of | ||
Education shall require: | ||
(1) assessment instruments administered under | ||
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 | ||
under Subsection (a) during the 2006-2007 school year; and | ||
(2) the spring administration of end-of-course | ||
assessment instruments under Subsection (c) to occur in each school | ||
district not earlier than the first full week in May, except that | ||
the spring administration of the end-of-course assessment | ||
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(e) Under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, | ||
every third year, the agency shall release the questions and answer | ||
keys to each assessment instrument administered under Subsection | ||
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (l), excluding any assessment instrument | ||
administered to a student for the purpose of retaking the | ||
assessment instrument, after the last time the instrument is | ||
administered for that school year. To ensure a valid bank of | ||
questions for use each year, the agency is not required to release a | ||
question that is being field-tested and was not used to compute the | ||
student's score on the instrument. The agency shall also release, | ||
under board rule, each question that is no longer being | ||
field-tested and that was not used to compute a student's score. | ||
During the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years, the agency shall | ||
release the questions and answer keys to assessment instruments as | ||
described by this subsection each year. | ||
(e-1) Under rules adopted by the commissioner, for the | ||
2012-2013 school year, the agency each year shall release the | ||
questions and answer keys to each assessment instrument | ||
administered under Subsection (a), (c), (d), or (l), excluding any | ||
assessment instrument administered to a student for the purpose of | ||
retaking the assessment instrument, after the last time the | ||
instrument is administered for that school year. This subsection | ||
expires December 31, 2013. | ||
(e-2) Under rules adopted by the commissioner, for the | ||
2013-2014 school year, the agency each year shall release the | ||
questions and answer keys to each assessment instrument | ||
administered under Subsection (b), (c), or (l), excluding any | ||
assessment instrument administered to a student for the purpose of | ||
retaking the assessment instrument and any assessment instrument | ||
covering a subject or course for which the questions and answer keys | ||
for the 2012-2013 assessment instrument covering that subject or | ||
course were released, after the last time the instrument is | ||
administered for the 2013-2014 school year. This subsection expires | ||
December 31, 2014. | ||
(e-3) Under rules adopted by the commissioner, for the | ||
2013-2014 school year, the agency each year shall release the | ||
questions and answer keys to each assessment instrument | ||
administered under Subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (l) during the | ||
2013-2014 school year after the last time any assessment instrument | ||
is administered for the 2013-2014 school year. This subsection | ||
expires December 31, 2014. | ||
(h) The agency shall notify school districts and campuses of | ||
the results of assessment instruments administered under this | ||
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administered to students taught by the teacher in the subject for | ||
the school year in which the assessment instrument is administered. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 27. (a) Section 39.0232, Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.0232. USE OF END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT AS | ||
PLACEMENT INSTRUMENT; CERTAIN USES PROHIBITED. (a) To the extent | ||
practicable, the agency shall ensure that any high school | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument developed by the agency is | ||
developed in such a manner that the assessment instrument may be | ||
used to determine the appropriate placement of a student in a course | ||
of the same subject matter at an institution of higher education. | ||
(b) A student's performance on an end-of-course assessment | ||
instrument may not be used: | ||
(1) in determining the student's class ranking for any | ||
purpose, including entitlement to automatic college admission | ||
under Section 51.803 or 51.804; or | ||
(2) as a sole criterion in the determination of | ||
whether to admit the student to a general academic teaching | ||
institution in this state. | ||
(c) Subsection (b)(2) does not prohibit a general academic | ||
teaching institution from implementing an admission policy that | ||
takes into consideration a student's performance on an | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument in addition to other criteria. | ||
(d) In this section, "general academic teaching | ||
institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 28. (a) Section 39.0233(a), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The agency, in coordination with the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt a series of questions to | ||
be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument administered | ||
under Section 39.023(c) to be used for purposes of Section 51.3062. | ||
The questions adopted under this subsection must be developed in a | ||
manner consistent with any college readiness standards adopted | ||
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 29. (a) Section 39.025, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (a-1), (a-2), and (b) and adding | ||
Subsection (a-4) to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a student | ||
participating in the recommended or advanced high school program to | ||
be administered each end-of-course assessment instrument listed in | ||
Section 39.023(c) and requiring a student participating in the | ||
minimum high school program to be administered an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument listed in Section 39.023(c) only for a course | ||
in which the student is enrolled and for which an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument is administered. A student is required to | ||
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commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), on each end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument listed under Section 39.023(c) that is | ||
administered to the student as provided by this subsection. For | ||
each scale score required under this subsection that is not based on | ||
a 100-point scale scoring system, the commissioner shall provide | ||
for conversion, in accordance with commissioner rule, of the scale | ||
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not require a student to demonstrate readiness to enroll in an | ||
institution of higher education. | ||
(a-1) A student enrolled in a college preparatory course | ||
under Section 28.014 who satisfies the Texas Success Initiative | ||
(TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(f) on an | ||
assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c) administered at the end | ||
of the college preparatory course satisfies the requirements | ||
concerning an end-of-course assessment in an equivalent course as | ||
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an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate | ||
examination, an SAT Subject Test, the SAT, the ACT, or any | ||
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under this subsection, other than the PSAT or the ACT-Plan, may | ||
retake that test or other assessment instrument for purposes of | ||
this subsection or may take the appropriate end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument. A student who fails to perform | ||
satisfactorily on the PSAT or the ACT-Plan must take the | ||
appropriate end-of-course assessment instrument. The commissioner | ||
shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this | ||
subsection. | ||
(a-2) This subsection applies only to a student who, before | ||
entering the ninth grade in the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school year, | ||
completed a course before the 2011-2012 school year in a subject for | ||
which the student received high school credit and for which an | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument under Section 39.023 is | ||
required during the 2013-2014 school year or a later school year, | ||
such as Algebra I. The commissioner shall determine a method by | ||
which a student's satisfactory performance on an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument for a course in the same general subject area | ||
in which the student is enrolled during or after the ninth grade, | ||
such as geometry, shall be used to satisfy the requirements for the | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument for the course completed | ||
before entering the ninth grade and before the 2011-2012 school | ||
year. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary for the | ||
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student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on | ||
end-of-course assessment instruments. | ||
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school year. | ||
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Section 39.0241(a), on each end-of-course assessment instrument | ||
listed under Section 39.023(c). For each scale score required | ||
under this subsection that is not based on a 100-point scale scoring | ||
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not require a student to demonstrate readiness to enroll in an | ||
institution of higher education. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 31. (a) 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; | ||
(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 | ||
college and the workplace; and | ||
(3) each school year and at state cost, a school | ||
district shall administer to middle school students in the spring | ||
of the 8th grade either the SAT Subject Tests or the ACT Explore, | ||
and to high school students in the spring of the 10th grade either | ||
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school year. | ||
SECTION 32. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 39.0263 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.0263. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED | ||
BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR | ||
STATE-ADMINISTERED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) In this section, | ||
"benchmark assessment instrument" means a district-required | ||
assessment instrument designed to prepare students for a | ||
corresponding state-administered assessment instrument. | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district | ||
may not administer to any student more than two benchmark | ||
assessment instruments to prepare the student for a corresponding | ||
state-administered assessment instrument. | ||
(c) The prohibition prescribed by this section does not | ||
apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment | ||
instrument, including the PSAT, the ACT-Plan, the SAT, or the ACT, | ||
an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate | ||
examination, or an independent classroom examination designed or | ||
adopted and administered by a classroom teacher. | ||
(d) A parent of or person standing in parental relation to a | ||
student who has special needs, as determined in accordance with | ||
commissioner rule, may request administration to the student of | ||
additional benchmark assessment instruments. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 33. (a) Section 39.027, Education Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: | ||
(a-2) Unless a student is enrolled in a school in the United | ||
States for a period of at least 60 consecutive days during a year, | ||
the student may not be considered to be enrolled in a school in the | ||
United States for that year for the purpose of determining a number | ||
of years under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3). | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 34. (a) Section 39.0301, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) In establishing procedures for the administration of | ||
assessment instruments under Subsection (a)(1), the commissioner | ||
shall ensure that the procedures are designed to minimize | ||
disruptions to school operations and the classroom environment. In | ||
implementing the procedures established for the administration of | ||
assessment instruments under Subsection (a)(1), a school district | ||
shall minimize disruptions to school operations and the classroom | ||
environment. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 35. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 39.038 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.038. RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY | ||
COMMITTEES. The commissioner may not appoint a person to a | ||
committee or panel that advises the commissioner or agency | ||
regarding state accountability systems under this title or the | ||
content or administration of an assessment instrument if the person | ||
is reimbursed, retained, or employed by an assessment instrument | ||
vendor. | ||
SECTION 36. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 39.039 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.039. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OR | ||
ACTIVITY BY CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. (a) A person who is an agent of an | ||
entity that has been contracted to develop or implement assessment | ||
instruments required under Section 39.023 commits an offense if the | ||
person makes or authorizes a political contribution to or takes | ||
part in, directly or indirectly, the campaign of any person seeking | ||
election to or serving on the State Board of Education. | ||
(b) A person who is an agent of an entity that has been | ||
contracted to develop or implement assessment instruments required | ||
under Section 39.023 commits an offense if the person serves as a | ||
member of a formal or informal advisory committee established by | ||
the commissioner, agency staff, or the State Board of Education to | ||
advise the commissioner, agency staff, or the State Board of | ||
Education regarding policies or implementation of the requirements | ||
of this subchapter. | ||
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
(b) This section applies September 1, 2013. | ||
SECTION 37. (a) Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (c) and (g-1) and adding Subsections (c-1) | ||
and (c-2) to read as follows: | ||
(c) Indicators of student achievement adopted under this | ||
section must include: | ||
(1) the results of assessment instruments required | ||
under Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of | ||
assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a | ||
student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including: | ||
(A) for the performance standard determined by | ||
the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a): | ||
(i) the percentage of students who | ||
performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated | ||
across grade levels by subject area; and | ||
(ii) for students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for | ||
annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section | ||
39.034, on the assessment instruments, aggregated across grade | ||
levels by subject area; and | ||
(B) for the college readiness performance | ||
standard as determined under Section 39.0241: | ||
(i) the percentage of students who | ||
performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated | ||
across grade levels by subject area; and | ||
(ii) for students who did not perform | ||
satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for | ||
annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section | ||
39.034, on the assessment instruments, aggregated across grade | ||
levels by subject area; | ||
(2) dropout rates, including dropout rates and | ||
district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12, computed | ||
in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by the | ||
National Center for Education Statistics of the United States | ||
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(3) high school graduation rates, computed in | ||
accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance | ||
with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et | ||
seq.); | ||
(4) the percentage of students who successfully | ||
completed the curriculum requirements for an endorsement under | ||
Section 28.025(c-1); and | ||
(5) at least three additional indicators of student | ||
achievement to evaluate district and campus performance, which must | ||
include either: | ||
(A) the percentage of students who satisfy the | ||
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks | ||
prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under | ||
Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, | ||
writing, or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c); or | ||
(B) the number of students who earn: | ||
(i) at least 12 hours of postsecondary | ||
credit required for the foundation high school program under | ||
Section 28.025 or to earn an endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); | ||
(ii) at least 30 hours of postsecondary | ||
credit required for the foundation high school program under | ||
Section 28.025 or to earn an endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); | ||
(iii) an associate's degree; or | ||
(iv) an industry certification. | ||
(c-1) An indicator adopted under this section that would | ||
measure improvements in student achievement cannot negatively | ||
affect the commissioner's review of a school district or campus if | ||
that district or campus is already achieving at the highest level | ||
for that indicator. | ||
(c-2) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by | ||
which a student's performance may be included in determining the | ||
performance rating of a school district or campus under Section | ||
39.054 if, before the student graduates, the student: | ||
(1) satisfies the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) | ||
college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(f) on an | ||
assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c); or | ||
(2) performs satisfactorily on an assessment | ||
instrument under Section 39.023(c), notwithstanding Subsection | ||
(d). | ||
(g-1) In computing dropout and completion rates under | ||
Subsection (c)(2), the commissioner shall exclude: | ||
(1) students who are ordered by a court to attend a | ||
high school equivalency certificate program but who have not yet | ||
earned a high school equivalency certificate; | ||
(2) students who were previously reported to the state | ||
as dropouts, including a student who is reported as a dropout, | ||
reenrolls, and drops out again, regardless of the number of times of | ||
reenrollment and dropping out; | ||
(3) students in attendance who are not in membership | ||
for purposes of average daily attendance; | ||
(4) students whose initial enrollment in a school in | ||
the United States in grades 7 through 12 was as unschooled refugees | ||
or asylees as defined by Section 39.027(a-1); | ||
(5) students who are in the district exclusively as a | ||
function of having been detained at a county detention facility but | ||
are otherwise not students of the district in which the facility is | ||
located; and | ||
(6) students who are incarcerated in state jails and | ||
federal penitentiaries as adults and as persons certified to stand | ||
trial as adults. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 38. (a) 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 | ||
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 39. (a) Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 39.0541 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.0541. STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING COMPLETION AND | ||
DROPOUT RATES. For purposes of evaluating a school district or | ||
campus or an open-enrollment charter school for adequate yearly | ||
progress under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. | ||
Section 6301 et seq.) and, notwithstanding Section 39.053(c)(2), | ||
for accountability under this chapter and for performance under an | ||
agency performance-based monitoring analysis system: | ||
(1) a student who graduates from a school district | ||
campus or open-enrollment charter school is considered a high | ||
school graduate of the campus or school regardless of whether the | ||
student graduates with the student's ninth grade cohort; and | ||
(2) consistent with Section 39.053(g-1)(2), a student | ||
who was previously reported to the state as a dropout, including a | ||
student who is reported as a dropout, reenrolls, and drops out | ||
again, regardless of the number of times of reenrollment and | ||
dropping out, shall be excluded in computing completion and dropout | ||
rates. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 40. Section 39.056, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | ||
(f) A district that takes action with regard to the | ||
recommendations provided by the investigators as prescribed by | ||
Subsection (e) shall make a reasonable effort to seek assistance | ||
from a third party in developing an action plan to improve district | ||
performance using improvement techniques that are goal oriented and | ||
research based. | ||
SECTION 41. (a) 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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particular demographic group is graduating with a particular | ||
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); | ||
(13) when an excessive number of students is | ||
graduating with a particular endorsement under Section | ||
28.025(c-1); or | ||
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 42. (a) Section 39.0823, Education Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) If the commissioner, based on the indicators adopted | ||
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(d) The agency may require a district or open-enrollment | ||
charter school to submit additional information needed to produce a | ||
financial report under Subsection (a). If a district or school | ||
fails to provide information requested under this subsection or if | ||
the commissioner determines that the information submitted by a | ||
district or school is unreliable, the commissioner may order the | ||
district or school to acquire professional services as provided by | ||
Section 39.109. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 43. (a) Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Education Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 39.0824 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.0824. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. (a) A school | ||
district or open-enrollment charter school assigned a failing | ||
rating under Section 39.082 shall submit to the commissioner a | ||
corrective action plan to address the financial weaknesses of the | ||
district or school. A corrective action plan must identify the | ||
specific areas of financial weaknesses, such as financial | ||
weaknesses in transportation, curriculum, or teacher development, | ||
and include strategies for improvement. | ||
(b) The commissioner may impose appropriate sanctions under | ||
Subchapter E against a district or school failing to submit or | ||
implement a corrective action plan required under Subsection (a). | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 44. (a) Section 39.083(b), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The annual financial management report must include: | ||
(1) a description of the district's financial | ||
management performance based on a comparison, provided by the | ||
agency, of the district's performance on the indicators adopted | ||
under Section 39.082(b) to: | ||
(A) state-established standards; and | ||
(B) the district's previous performance on the | ||
indicators; and | ||
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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 45. (a) Section 39.201(a), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Not later than August 8 of each year, the commissioner | ||
shall award distinction designations for outstanding performance | ||
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referenced directly in connection with the performance rating | ||
assigned to the district or campus and made publicly available | ||
together with the performance ratings as provided by rules adopted | ||
under Section 39.054(a). | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 46. (a) Section 39.202, Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
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(A) performed satisfactorily, as determined | ||
under the college readiness performance standard under Section | ||
39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section | ||
39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by | ||
subject area; or | ||
(B) met the standard for annual improvement, as | ||
determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment | ||
instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), | ||
aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who | ||
did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A); | ||
(2) percentages of: | ||
(A) students who earned a nationally or | ||
internationally recognized business or industry certification or | ||
license; | ||
(B) students who completed a coherent sequence of | ||
career and technical courses; | ||
(C) students who completed a dual credit course | ||
or an articulated postsecondary course provided for local credit; | ||
(D) students who achieved applicable college | ||
readiness benchmarks or the equivalent on the PSAT, the SAT, the | ||
ACT, or the ACT-Plan; and | ||
(E) students who received a score on either an | ||
advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate | ||
examination to be awarded college credit; and | ||
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student attainment of postsecondary readiness. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 47. (a) Section 39.203, Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.203. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. (a) The | ||
commissioner shall award a campus a distinction designation for | ||
outstanding performance in improvement in student achievement if | ||
the campus is ranked in the top 25 percent of campuses in the state | ||
in annual improvement in student achievement as determined under | ||
Section 39.034. | ||
(b) In addition to the distinction designation described by | ||
Subsection (a), the commissioner shall award a campus a distinction | ||
designation for outstanding performance in closing student | ||
achievement differentials if the campus demonstrates an ability to | ||
significantly diminish or eliminate performance differentials | ||
between student subpopulations and is ranked in the top 25 percent | ||
of campuses in this state under the performance criteria described | ||
by this subsection. The commissioner shall adopt rules related to | ||
the distinction designation under this subsection to ensure that a | ||
campus does not artificially diminish or eliminate performance | ||
differentials through inhibiting the achievement of the highest | ||
achieving student subpopulation. | ||
(c) In addition to the distinction designations described | ||
by Subsections (a) and (b), a campus that satisfies the criteria | ||
developed under Section 39.204 shall be awarded a distinction | ||
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described by this section, the commissioner may award a distinction | ||
designation for outstanding performance in advanced middle or | ||
junior high school student achievement to a campus with a | ||
significant number of students below grade nine who perform | ||
satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument | ||
administered under Section 39.023(c). | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 48. (a) Section 39.301(c), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Indicators for reporting purposes must include: | ||
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postsecondary degree programs described by Section 61.852, and | ||
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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high school program and take additional courses to earn an | ||
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1), disaggregated by type of | ||
endorsement; | ||
(5) the percentage of students, aggregated by grade | ||
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; | ||
(6) the percentage of students of limited English | ||
proficiency exempted from the administration of an assessment | ||
instrument under Sections 39.027(a)(1) and (2); | ||
(7) the percentage of students in a special education | ||
program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through assessment | ||
instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b); | ||
(8) the percentage of students who satisfy the college | ||
readiness measure; | ||
(9) the measure of progress toward dual language | ||
proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for students of limited | ||
English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; | ||
(10) the percentage of students who are not | ||
educationally disadvantaged; | ||
(11) the percentage of students who enroll and begin | ||
instruction at an institution of higher education in the school | ||
year following high school graduation; and | ||
(12) the percentage of students who successfully | ||
complete the first year of instruction at an institution of higher | ||
education without needing a developmental education course. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 49. Subchapter J, Chapter 39, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 39.309 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.309. TEXAS SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD. (a) | ||
The agency shall develop and maintain an Internet website, separate | ||
from the agency's Internet website, to be known as the Texas School | ||
Accountability Dashboard for the public to access school district | ||
and campus accountability information. | ||
(b) The commissioner shall adopt, for use on the Texas | ||
School Accountability Dashboard, a performance index in each of the | ||
following areas: | ||
(1) student achievement; | ||
(2) student progress; | ||
(3) closing performance gaps; and | ||
(4) postsecondary readiness. | ||
(c) The Texas School Accountability Dashboard developed | ||
under Subsection (a) must include: | ||
(1) performance information for each district and | ||
campus in areas specified by Subsection (b) and must allow for | ||
comparison between districts and campuses in each of the areas; | ||
(2) a comparison of the number of students enrolled in | ||
each district, including: | ||
(A) the percentage of students of limited English | ||
proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; | ||
(B) the percentage of students who are unschooled | ||
asylees or refugees, as defined by Section 39.027(a-1); | ||
(C) the percentage of students who are | ||
educationally disadvantaged; and | ||
(D) the percentage of students with | ||
disabilities; | ||
(3) a comparison of performance information for each | ||
district and campus disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and | ||
populations served by special programs, including special | ||
education, bilingual education, and special language programs; and | ||
(4) a comparison of performance information by subject | ||
area. | ||
SECTION 50. (a) Section 39.332(b), Education Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subdivision (23) and adding Subdivision (24) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(23) The report must contain an evaluation of the | ||
availability of endorsements under Section 28.025(c-1), including | ||
the following information for each school district: | ||
(A) the endorsements under Section 28.025(c-1) | ||
for which the district offers all courses for curriculum | ||
requirements as determined by board rule; and | ||
(B) the district's economic, geographic, and | ||
demographic information, as determined by the commissioner. | ||
(24) The report must contain any additional | ||
information considered important by the commissioner or the State | ||
Board of Education. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 51. Sections 42.154(a) and (c), Education Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily | ||
attendance in an approved career and technology education program | ||
in grades eight [ |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven | ||
through 12, or in a course in career explorations in grade seven or | ||
eight, a district is entitled to: | ||
(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic | ||
allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.35; and | ||
(2) $50, if the student is in grades nine through 12 | ||
and enrolled in: | ||
(A) two or more advanced career and technology | ||
education classes for a total of three or more credits; or | ||
(B) an advanced course as part of a tech-prep | ||
program under Subchapter T, Chapter 61. | ||
(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an | ||
indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education | ||
rule, must be used in providing: | ||
(1) career and technology education programs in grades | ||
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for students with disabilities in grades seven through 12 under | ||
Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184; or | ||
(2) courses in career explorations for students in | ||
grade seven or eight. | ||
SECTION 52. (a) Section 51.3062, Education Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (i) and adding Subsection (q-3) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(i) The institution of higher education may refer a student | ||
to developmental coursework as considered necessary by the | ||
institution to address a student's deficiencies in the student's | ||
readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework, except | ||
that the institution may not require enrollment in developmental | ||
coursework with respect to a student previously [ |
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education to have met college-readiness standards. An institution | ||
that requires a student to enroll in developmental coursework must | ||
offer a range of developmental coursework, including online | ||
coursework, or instructional support that includes the integration | ||
of technology to efficiently address the particular developmental | ||
needs of the student. | ||
(q-3) A student who successfully completes a college | ||
preparatory course under Section 28.014 is exempt from the | ||
requirements of this section with respect to the content area of the | ||
course. The commissioner of higher education by rule shall | ||
establish the period for which an exemption under this subsection | ||
is valid. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 53. (a) Section 51.803, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsection (m) | ||
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 | ||
and other requirements [ |
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distinguished achievement endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1)(4) | ||
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(ii) at a high school to which Section | ||
28.025 does not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content | ||
and rigor to the curriculum for a distinguished achievement | ||
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1)(4) and the other | ||
requirements for that endorsement [ |
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(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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(b) An applicant who does not satisfy the curriculum | ||
requirements prescribed by Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or (ii) is | ||
considered to have satisfied those curriculum requirements if the | ||
student completed the portion of the [ |
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curriculum requirements for a distinguished achievement | ||
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1)(4) or of the curriculum | ||
equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available | ||
to the student but was unable to complete the remainder of the | ||
curriculum solely because courses necessary to complete the | ||
remainder were unavailable to the student at the appropriate times | ||
in the student's high school career as a result of course | ||
scheduling, lack of enrollment capacity, or another cause not | ||
within the student's control. | ||
(d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(2), a student's official | ||
transcript or diploma must, not later than the end of the student's | ||
junior year, indicate: | ||
(1) whether the student has satisfied or is on | ||
schedule to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or | ||
(ii), as applicable; or | ||
(2) if Subsection (b) applies to the student, whether | ||
the student has completed the portion of the [ |
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endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1)(4) or of the curriculum | ||
equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available | ||
to the student. | ||
(m) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the | ||
commissioner of education shall jointly adopt rules to establish | ||
eligibility requirements for admission under this section for | ||
students participating in the recommended or advanced high school | ||
program. This subsection expires September 1, 2020. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 54. (a) Section 51.805, Education Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) 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: | ||
(1) successfully completed [ |
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(A) at a public high school, the curriculum | ||
requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation | ||
high school program; or | ||
(B) at a high school to which Section 28.025 does | ||
not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to | ||
the foundation high school program [ |
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(2) 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 | ||
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(g) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the | ||
commissioner of education shall jointly adopt rules to establish | ||
eligibility requirements for admission under this section as to | ||
curriculum requirements for high school graduation under | ||
Subsection (a) for students participating in the minimum, | ||
recommended, or advanced high school program regarding high school | ||
curriculum completion. This subsection expires September 1, 2020. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 55. (a) 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 | ||
foundation [ |
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Section 28.025(c-1)(4) for a distinguished achievement | ||
endorsement, as applicable. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 56. (a) 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, 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 H.B. No. 5, 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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 57. (a) Section 56.3041, Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 56.3041. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON GRADUATING FROM | ||
HIGH SCHOOL ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2013, AND ENROLLING IN A GENERAL | ||
ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION. (a) Notwithstanding Section | ||
56.304(a), to be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person | ||
graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2013, and enrolling | ||
in a general academic teaching institution must: | ||
(1) be a resident of this state as determined by | ||
coordinating board rules; | ||
(2) meet the academic requirements prescribed by | ||
Paragraph (A), (B), or (C) as follows: | ||
(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited | ||
private high school in this state who completed the foundation | ||
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or its equivalent and have accomplished any two or more of the | ||
following: | ||
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successful completion of the course requirements of the | ||
international baccalaureate diploma program[ |
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equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit in | ||
high school through courses described in Sections 28.009(a)(1), | ||
(2), and (3); | ||
(ii) satisfaction of the Texas Success | ||
Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the | ||
coordinating board under Section 51.3062(f) on any assessment | ||
instrument designated by the coordinating board under Section | ||
51.3062(c) [ |
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(iii) graduation in the top one-third of | ||
the person's high school graduating class or graduation from high | ||
school with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point | ||
scale or the equivalent; or | ||
(iv) completion for high school credit of | ||
at least one advanced mathematics course following the successful | ||
completion of an Algebra II course[ |
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(B) have received an associate degree from a | ||
public or private institution of higher education; or | ||
(C) if sufficient money is available, meet the | ||
eligibility criteria described by Section 56.304(a)(2)(A); | ||
(3) meet financial need requirements established by | ||
the coordinating board; | ||
(4) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or | ||
certificate program at the general academic teaching institution; | ||
(5) except as provided under rules adopted under | ||
Section 56.304(h), be enrolled as: | ||
(A) an entering undergraduate student for at | ||
least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, not later than the 16th month after the | ||
calendar month in which the person graduated from high school; | ||
(B) an entering undergraduate student who | ||
entered military service not later than the first anniversary of | ||
the date the person graduated from high school and who enrolled for | ||
at least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, at the general academic teaching institution | ||
not later than 12 months after being honorably discharged from | ||
military service; or | ||
(C) a continuing undergraduate student for at | ||
least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the | ||
coordinating board, not later than the 12th month after the | ||
calendar month in which the person received an associate degree | ||
from a public or private institution of higher education; | ||
(6) have applied for any available financial aid or | ||
assistance; and | ||
(7) comply with any additional nonacademic | ||
requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this | ||
subchapter. | ||
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the | ||
commissioner of education shall jointly adopt rules to establish | ||
eligibility requirements for a grant under this section as to | ||
curriculum requirements for high school graduation under | ||
Subsection (a)(2)(A) for students participating in the minimum, | ||
recommended, or advanced high school program regarding high school | ||
curriculum completion. This subsection expires September 1, 2020. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 58. (a) 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 or | ||
technology applications 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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(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 59. (a) 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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 60. (a) 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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 61. (a) 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; | ||
(3) have a common core of required proficiency based | ||
on the foundation [ |
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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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 62. (a) 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 | ||
(4) satisfy a mathematics or science requirement under | ||
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determined under Section 28.025. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 63. (a) 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 | ||
(3) satisfies a mathematics or science requirement for | ||
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determined under Section 28.025. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 64. (a) 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 | ||
graduation requirements[ |
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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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 65. (a) 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 | ||
graduation requirements[ |
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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. | ||
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 66. (a) Effective September 1, 2013, the following | ||
provisions of the Education Code are repealed: | ||
(1) Sections 29.190(b) and (e); | ||
(2) Sections 39.024(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and | ||
(h); | ||
(3) Section 39.0241(a-2); | ||
(4) Section 39.0242; | ||
(5) Sections 39.025(a-3) and (b-2); and | ||
(6) Section 51.3062(q-1). | ||
(b) Effective September 1, 2014, the following provisions | ||
of the Education Code are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 28.002(q); | ||
(2) Section 28.0212(g); | ||
(3) Sections 28.025(b-3), (b-6), (b-8), and (g); | ||
(4) Section 39.0822; and | ||
(5) Sections 39.0823(b) and (c). | ||
SECTION 67. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of | ||
this section, Section 39.025, Education Code, as amended by | ||
Sections 29 and 30 of this Act, as related to reducing end-of-course | ||
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. | ||
(b) Students who have entered the ninth grade during or | ||
after the 2011-2012 school year and before the 2014-2015 school | ||
year and who choose to complete the curriculum requirements under | ||
the minimum high school program may be administered only those | ||
end-of-course assessment instruments that would have been | ||
administered to those students under Section 39.025, Education | ||
Code, as amended by Section 29 of this Act, and Section 39.025, | ||
Education Code, as amended by Section 29 of this Act, is continued | ||
in effect for purposes of satisfying those end-of-course testing | ||
requirements. | ||
SECTION 68. Not later than October 1, 2013, the | ||
commissioner of education shall adopt rules to administer Sections | ||
39.025(a-1) and (a-2), Education Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 69. Section 39.027(a-2), Education Code, as added | ||
by this Act, applies to a student regardless of the date on which | ||
the student initially enrolled in a school in the United States. | ||
SECTION 70. If, on September 1, 2013, a person is serving on | ||
a committee or panel that advises the commissioner of education or | ||
the Texas Education Agency who would not be eligible for | ||
appointment under Section 39.038, Education Code, as added by this | ||
Act, the person's position on the committee or panel becomes vacant | ||
and shall be filled in accordance with applicable law. | ||
SECTION 71. (a) The Texas Education Agency, in | ||
collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | ||
and the Texas Workforce Commission, shall, through an external | ||
evaluator at a center for education research authorized by Section | ||
1.005, Education Code, evaluate the implementation of the changes | ||
made by this Act to the curriculum requirements for high school | ||
graduation. The evaluation must include an estimation of this | ||
Act's effect on high school graduation rates, college readiness, | ||
college admissions, college completion, obtainment of workforce | ||
certificates, employment rates, and earnings. | ||
(b) The commissioner of education shall submit an initial | ||
report regarding the review to the governor, lieutenant governor, | ||
and members of the legislature not later than December 1, 2015. The | ||
commissioner of education shall submit a final report regarding | ||
the review to the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the | ||
legislature not later than December 1, 2017. | ||
SECTION 72. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, 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. | ||
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