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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a review by the state auditor of certain assessment |
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instruments administered to public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. REVIEW OF STAAR AND STAAR ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT |
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INSTRUMENTS. (a) The state auditor, in accordance with Chapter |
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321, Government Code, shall review each assessment instrument |
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included in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness |
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(STAAR) or the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness |
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Alternate (STAAR Alternate) to determine whether the assessment |
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instrument is able to accurately measure student success. |
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(b) In conducting the review, the agency shall provide |
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opportunity for comment by parents, educators, and other interested |
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parties. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than July 1, 2020, the state |
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auditor shall submit a report containing the results of the review |
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required by this Act to the governor, lieutenant governor, and |
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members of the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |