Bill Text: TX SB2297 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a review by the state auditor of certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-09 - Co-author authorized [SB2297 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2297-Introduced.html
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By: Powell | S.B. No. 2297 |
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relating to a review by the state auditor of certain assessment | ||
instruments administered to public school students. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. REVIEW OF STAAR AND STAAR ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT | ||
INSTRUMENTS. (a) The state auditor, in accordance with Chapter | ||
321, Government Code, shall review each assessment instrument | ||
included in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness | ||
(STAAR) or the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness | ||
Alternate (STAAR Alternate) to determine whether the assessment | ||
instrument is able to accurately measure student success. | ||
(b) In conducting the review, the agency shall provide | ||
opportunity for comment by parents, educators, and other interested | ||
parties. | ||
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than July 1, 2020, the state | ||
auditor shall submit a report containing the results of the review | ||
required by this Act to the governor, lieutenant governor, and | ||
members of the legislature. | ||
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2019. |