Bill Text: TX SB240 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to public school accountability and end-of-course assessment instruments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-18 - Co-author authorized [SB240 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB240-Introduced.html
By: Van de Putte | S.B. No. 240 | |
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relating to public school accountability and end-of-course | ||
assessment instruments. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 28.014(c) and (f), Education Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument for each course developed under this section | ||
to ensure the rigor of the course. A school district shall, in | ||
accordance with State Board of Education rules, administer the | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument to a student enrolled in a | ||
course developed under this section. [ |
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on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under this | ||
subsection may be used[ |
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requirements established under Section 39.025. | ||
(f) To the extent applicable, the commissioner shall draw | ||
from curricula and instructional materials developed under Section | ||
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instructional materials under this section. Not later than | ||
September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt | ||
essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this | ||
section. The State Board of Education shall make each course | ||
developed under this section and the related instructional | ||
materials available to school districts not later than the | ||
2014-2015 school year. [ |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.025(b-2), (b-3), (b-4) and (b-5), | ||
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require | ||
that: | ||
(1) except as provided by Subsection (b-2), the | ||
curriculum requirements for the recommended and advanced high | ||
school programs under Subsection (a) include a requirement that | ||
students successfully complete: | ||
(A) four credits in each subject of the | ||
foundation curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1), including at | ||
least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in | ||
economics to meet the social studies requirement; | ||
(B) for the recommended high school program, two | ||
credits in the same language in a language other than English under | ||
Section 28.002(a)(2)(A) and, for the advanced high school program, | ||
three credits in the same language in a language other than English | ||
under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A); and | ||
(C) for the recommended high school program, six | ||
elective credits and, for the advanced high school program, five | ||
elective credits; | ||
(2) one or more credits offered in the required | ||
curriculum for the recommended and advanced high school programs | ||
include a research writing component; and | ||
(3) the curriculum requirements for the minimum, | ||
recommended, and advanced high school programs under Subsection (a) | ||
include a requirement that students successfully complete: | ||
(A) one credit in fine arts under Section | ||
28.002(a)(2)(D); and | ||
(B) except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one | ||
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 a mathematics course under Subsection | ||
(b-1)(1) taken after the successful completion of Algebra I. [ |
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(b-3) In adopting rules to provide students with the option | ||
described by Subsection (b-1)(1)(A), the State Board of Education | ||
must approve a variety of mathematics and science courses that may | ||
be taken after the completion of Algebra I [ |
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comply with the recommended program requirements. | ||
(b-4) A school district may offer the curriculum described | ||
in Subsection (b-1)(1)(A) in an applied manner. Courses delivered | ||
in an applied manner must cover the essential knowledge and skills, | ||
and the student shall be administered the applicable end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument as provided by Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025. | ||
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SECTION 3. Sections 39.023(c), (c-3), and (o), Education | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The agency shall also adopt end-of-course assessment | ||
instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I[ |
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end-of-course assessment instrument [ |
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administered with the aid of technology. A school district shall | ||
comply with State Board of Education rules regarding administration | ||
of the assessment instruments listed in this subsection [ |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, and | ||
dismissal committee shall determine whether any allowable | ||
modification is necessary in administering to the student an | ||
assessment instrument required under this subsection. 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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III must be permitted to occur at an earlier date. | ||
(o) In accordance with rules adopted by the [ |
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commissioner, a student may [ |
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partially or completely by successfully completing one or more [ |
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dual credit courses [ |
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SECTION 4. 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 criteria 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. | ||
SECTION 5. Sections 39.024(b), (c), and (e), Education | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating | ||
Board shall ensure that the Algebra I [ |
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end-of-course assessment instruments required under Section | ||
39.023(c) are developed to be capable of, beginning with the | ||
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(c) Before the beginning of the 2013-2014 [ |
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school year, the agency, in collaboration with the Texas Higher | ||
Education Coordinating Board, shall gather data and conduct | ||
research studies to substantiate the correlation between a certain | ||
level of performance by students on the Algebra I [ |
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III end-of-course assessment instruments and college readiness. | ||
(e) Based on the results of the studies conducted under | ||
Subsection (c), the commissioner of education and the commissioner | ||
of higher education shall establish student performance standards | ||
for the Algebra I [ |
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instruments indicating that students have attained college | ||
readiness. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 39.0241(a-2), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a-2) For the purpose of establishing performance across | ||
grade levels, the commissioner shall establish: | ||
(1) the performance standards for the Algebra I [ |
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and English III end-of-course assessment instruments, as provided | ||
under Section 39.024(b) and under Subsection (a); | ||
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assessment instruments, as determined based on studies under | ||
Section 39.0242 that correlate student performance on the grade | ||
eight assessment instruments with student performance on the | ||
Algebra I and English III [ |
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in the same content area; and | ||
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instruments in each of grades three through seven, as determined | ||
based on studies under Section 39.0242 that correlate student | ||
performance in the same content area on the assessment instrument | ||
for each grade with student performance on the assessment | ||
instrument in the succeeding grade. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 39.0242(b), Education Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) Before the beginning of the 2013-2014 [ |
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school year, the agency shall analyze the data collected under | ||
Subsection (a) to substantiate: | ||
(1) the correlation between satisfactory student | ||
performance for each performance standard under Section 39.0241 on | ||
the grade three, four, five, six, or seven assessment instruments | ||
with satisfactory performance under the same performance standard | ||
on the assessment instruments in the same content area for the next | ||
grade level; and | ||
(2) the correlation between satisfactory student | ||
performance for each performance standard under Section 39.0241 on | ||
the grade eight assessment instruments with satisfactory | ||
performance under the same performance standard on the Algebra I | ||
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SECTION 8. Sections 39.025(a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (b), | ||
and (b-2), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a student | ||
participating in any [ |
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program to be administered each end-of-course assessment | ||
instrument listed in Section 39.023(c) [ |
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39.025(a-1) requirements. A student may not receive a high school | ||
diploma until the student has performed satisfactorily on the | ||
end-of-course assessment instruments, as determined by the | ||
commissioner under Section 39.0241(a) [ |
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demonstrate readiness to enroll in an institution of higher | ||
education. | ||
(a-1) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by | ||
which a student's satisfactory performance on an advanced placement | ||
test of a score of 2 or greater, international baccalaureate | ||
examination that satisfies College Readiness Benchmarks or the | ||
equivalent, the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)that satisfies | ||
College Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent, an SAT Subject-test | ||
that satisfies College Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent; the | ||
American College Test (ACT) that satisfies College Readiness | ||
Benchmarks or the equivalent, an assessment instrument designated | ||
under Section 51.3062, or another assessment instrument determined | ||
by the commissioner to be at least as rigorous as an end-of-course | ||
assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c) may be used | ||
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commissioner fails to develop the required method, a student is | ||
considered to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) if the | ||
student earns a score that satisfies College Readiness Benchmarks | ||
or the equivalent on the international baccalaureate examination, | ||
SAT, SAT Subject-Test, or ACT assessments or a student earns a score | ||
of 2 or greater on the advance placement test. The commissioner by | ||
rule may determine a method by which a student's satisfactory | ||
performance on a Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) | ||
assessment or a preliminary American College Test (ACT) assessment | ||
may be used as a factor in determining whether the student satisfies | ||
the requirements of Subsection (a). | ||
(a-2) In addition to the [ |
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under Subsection (a), the commissioner may require a student to | ||
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by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a) for the English III | ||
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under the recommended high school program. | ||
(a-3) In addition to the [ |
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under Subsection (a), the commissioner may require a student to | ||
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the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a-1) on the English III and | ||
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graduate under the advanced high school program. | ||
(b) Each time an end-of-course assessment instrument is | ||
administered, a student who failed to perform satisfactorily | ||
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assessment instrument. [ |
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end-of-course assessment instrument for any reason. A student is | ||
not required to retake a course as a condition of retaking an | ||
end-of-course assessment instrument. | ||
(b-2) If a school district determines that a student, on | ||
completion of grade 11, is unlikely to satisfy [ |
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by Subsection (a) for receiving a high school diploma, the district | ||
shall require the student to enroll in a corresponding content-area | ||
college preparatory course for which an end-of-course assessment | ||
instrument has been adopted, if available. A student who enrolls | ||
in a college preparatory course described by this subsection shall | ||
be administered an end-of-course assessment instrument for the | ||
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score on the end-of-course assessment instrument or the equivalent | ||
under 39.025(a-1) for the college preparatory course towards | ||
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Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 9. Sections 39.053(c),Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.053. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. | ||
(a) The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators of the quality | ||
of learning and student achievement. The commissioner biennially | ||
shall review the indicators for the consideration of appropriate | ||
revisions. | ||
(b) Performance on the student achievement indicators | ||
adopted under this section shall be compared to state-established | ||
standards. The indicators must be based on information that is | ||
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. | ||
(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 | ||
Department of Education;[ |
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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) career and technology licenses or certifications | ||
earned, computed as a percentage of students participating in | ||
career and technology courses who satisfy applicable licensing or | ||
certification requirements; | ||
(5) associate degrees earned, computed as a percentage | ||
of student enrollment earning associate degrees; | ||
(6) dual credits earned by meeting satisfactory | ||
performance in dual credit courses through an institution of higher | ||
education, computed as percentage of students participating in dual | ||
credit courses through an institution of higher education; and | ||
(7) Scholastic Assessment Test, American College Test | ||
(ACT) assessment, Advance Placement Test, and International | ||
Baccalaureate programs, computed as a percentage of students | ||
participating who satisfy College Readiness Benchmarks or the | ||
equivalent, aggregated across grade levels. | ||
SECTION 10. Sections 39.054 (b-1), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school | ||
district and campus performance and, not later than August 8 of each | ||
year, assign each district and campus a performance rating that | ||
reflects acceptable performance or unacceptable performance. If a | ||
district or campus received a performance rating of unacceptable | ||
performance for the preceding school year, the commissioner shall | ||
notify the district of a subsequent such designation on or before | ||
June 15. | ||
(b) In evaluating performance, the commissioner shall | ||
evaluate against state standards and consider the performance of | ||
each campus in a school district and each open-enrollment charter | ||
school on the basis of the campus's or school's performance on the | ||
student achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c). | ||
(b-1) Consideration of the effectiveness of district | ||
programs under Section 39.052(b)(2)(B) or (C)[ |
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accreditation investigation conducted under Section 39.057. | ||
SECTION 11. Sections 39.116 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), | ||
and (g), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) During the period of transition to the accreditation | ||
system established under H.B. No. 3, Acts of the 81st Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2009, to be implemented in August 2013, the | ||
commissioner may suspend assignment of accreditation statuses and | ||
performance ratings for the [ |
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(b) As soon as practicable following the [ |
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2012-2013 school year, the commissioner shall report district and | ||
campus performance under the student achievement indicators under | ||
Sections 39.053(c)(1)(A) and (B). | ||
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commissioner shall:(1) report district and campus performance | ||
under the student achievement indicator under Section | ||
39.053(c)(1)(B); and(2) evaluate district and campus performance | ||
under the student achievement indicator under Section | ||
39.053(c)(1)(A) and assign district accreditation statuses and | ||
district and campus performance ratings based on that evaluation. | ||
(d) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the | ||
commissioner shall evaluate district and campus performance under | ||
the student achievement indicators under Sections 39.053(c)(1)(A) | ||
and (B) and assign district accreditation statuses and district and | ||
campus performance ratings based on that evaluation. | ||
(e) During the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, the | ||
commissioner shall continue to implement interventions and | ||
sanctions for districts and campuses identified as having | ||
unacceptable performance in the 2010-2011 school year in accordance | ||
with the performance standards applicable during the 2010-2011 | ||
school year and may increase or decrease the level of interventions | ||
and sanctions based on an evaluation of the district's or campus's | ||
performance. | ||
(f) For purposes of determining multiple years of | ||
unacceptable performance and required district and campus | ||
interventions and sanctions under this subchapter, the performance | ||
ratings and accreditation statuses issued in the 2010-2011 and | ||
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consecutive. | ||
(g) This section expires September 1, 2014. | ||
SECTION 12. Section 51.3062(q-1), Education Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(q-1) A student who has completed a recommended or advanced | ||
high school program as determined under Section 28.025 and | ||
demonstrated the performance standard for college readiness as | ||
provided by Section 39.024 on the Algebra I [ |
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end-of-course assessment instruments is exempt from the | ||
requirements of this section with respect to those content | ||
areas. The commissioner of higher education by rule shall | ||
establish the period for which an exemption under this subsection | ||
is valid. | ||
SECTION 13. Section 51.805, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or any other provision | ||
of this section, a student is not required to perform at or above a | ||
satisfactory level on end-of-course assessment instruments adopted | ||
under Section 39.023(c) in order to be eligible to apply to a | ||
general academic teaching institution. | ||
SECTION 14. (a) This Act applies beginning with the | ||
2012-2013 school year. | ||
(b) Section 39.025, Education Code, as amended by this Act, | ||
applies only to students who have entered or will enter the ninth | ||
grade during the 2011-2012 or a later school year. | ||
SECTION 15. 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. |