88R647 TSS-D
 
  By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1895
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
  and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school
  career and technology education programs and the indicator of
  achievement for military readiness under the public school
  accountability system.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  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;
               (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; and
               (5)  courses of study in a Junior Reserve Officer
  Training Corps program or Leadership Officer Training Corps program
  are provided as part of a career and technology education program.
         SECTION 2.  Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
  three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
  section that include:
               (1)  in the student achievement domain, indicators of
  student achievement that must include:
                     (A)  for evaluating the performance of districts
  and campuses generally:
                           (i)  an indicator that accounts for the
  results of assessment instruments required under Sections
  39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
  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), the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily 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, the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
  assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
  area; and
                           (ii)  an indicator that accounts for the
  results of assessment instruments required under Section
  39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
  assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
  adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
  area; and
                     (B)  for evaluating the performance of high school
  campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
  indicators that account for:
                           (i)  students who satisfy the Texas Success
  Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
  an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
  the coordinating board under that section;
                           (ii)  students who satisfy relevant
  performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
  assessments;
                           (iii)  students who earn dual course credits
  in the dual credit courses;
                           (iv)  students who demonstrate military
  readiness by: 
                                 (a)  enlisting [enlist] in the armed
  forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
                                 (b)  achieving a passing score set by
  the applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
  Aptitude Battery test; or
                                 (c)  successfully completing a Junior
  Reserve Officer Training Corps program;
                           (v)  students who earn industry
  certifications;
                           (vi)  students admitted into postsecondary
  industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
  entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
                           (vii)  students whose successful completion
  of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
  preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
  entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
  associate degree;
                           (viii)  students who successfully met
  standards on a composite of indicators that through research
  indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
  remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
  baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
                           (ix)  high school graduation rates, computed
  in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
  with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
  subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
  (g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
                           (x)  students who successfully completed an
  OnRamps dual enrollment course;
                           (xi)  students who successfully completed a
  practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
                           (xii)  students who are awarded an associate
  degree; and
                           (xiii)  students who successfully completed
  a program of study in career and technical education;
               (2)  in the school progress domain, indicators for
  effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
                     (A)  for assessment instruments, including
  assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
  percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
  determined by the commissioner; and
                     (B)  for evaluating relative performance, the
  performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
  or campuses; and
               (3)  in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
  disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
  from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
  backgrounds, and other factors, including:
                     (A)  students formerly receiving special
  education services;
                     (B)  students continuously enrolled; and
                     (C)  students who are mobile.
         SECTION 3.  Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
         (a-2)  In addition to the amounts under Subsections (a) and
  (a-1), a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
  basic allotment, or if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment
  and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is
  entitled, multiplied by:
               (1)  1.28 for each student enrolled in an approved
  Leadership Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
  agency; and
               (2)  1.47 for each student enrolled in an approved
  Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
  agency.
         SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
  school year.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2023.