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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the state auditor and the State Board of |
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Education to conduct a review of certain assessment instruments |
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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, and the State Board of Education shall |
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conduct a review of each assessment instrument included in the |
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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) or the |
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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Alternate (STAAR |
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Alternate) to determine whether the assessment instrument is able |
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to accurately measure student success. |
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(b) In conducting the review, the state auditor and the |
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State Board of Education shall provide opportunity for comment by |
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parents, educators, and other interested parties. |
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(c) The state auditor and the State Board of Education shall |
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enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish each agency's |
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respective responsibilities in developing and conducting the |
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review. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than July 1, 2022, the state |
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auditor and the State Board of Education shall submit a report |
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containing the results of the review required by this Act to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |