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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a survey developed and administered by the Texas |
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Education Agency prior to assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.040 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.040. COVID-19 ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT SURVEY. (a) |
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The agency, in consultation with Texas A&M University-Commerce, |
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parent teacher associations, interested school districts, and |
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other interested parties shall develop and administer a survey to |
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each student immediately prior to the administration to the student |
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of an assessment instrument required under Section 39.023. |
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(b) A survey administered under this section must: |
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(1) address the student's experience during the |
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coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including problems or |
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issues with Internet connectivity or access experienced by the |
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student; |
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(2) collect information on the socioeconomic status of |
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the student; |
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(3) collect information on whether the student |
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participated in digital and online learning or in-person learning; |
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and |
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(4) any additional questions the Commissioner may deem |
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appropriate. |
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(c) The agency shall use the results of surveys administered |
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under this section to adopt and amend agency policies, procedures, |
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and rules relating to the administration of assessment instruments |
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under Section 39.023. |
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(d) No later than November 1. 2022, the agency shall submit |
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to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and the agency a report of the results of the |
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survey administered under Sect. 39.040 and any recommendations for |
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legislative or other actions. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act and before the administration during the 2021-2022 |
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school year of an assessment instrument required by Section 39.023, |
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Education Code, the Texas Education Agency shall develop the survey |
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required under Section 39.040, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |