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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to academic distinction designations under the public |
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school accountability system and the career and technology |
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allotment under the Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.202, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.202. ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR |
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DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES. The commissioner by rule shall establish |
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an academic distinction designation for districts and campuses for |
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outstanding performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness. |
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The commissioner shall adopt criteria for the designation under |
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this section, including: |
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(1) percentages of students who: |
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(A) performed satisfactorily, as determined |
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under the college readiness performance standard under Section |
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39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section |
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39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by |
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subject area; or |
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(B) met the standard for annual improvement, as |
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determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment |
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instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), |
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aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who |
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did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A); |
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(2) percentages of: |
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(A) students who earned a nationally or |
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internationally recognized business or industry certification or |
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license; |
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(B) students who completed a coherent sequence of |
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career and technical courses; |
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(C) students who completed a dual credit course |
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or an articulated postsecondary course provided for local credit; |
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(D) students who achieved applicable College |
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Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent on the Preliminary |
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Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT), the Scholastic Assessment Test |
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(SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the ACT-Plan assessment |
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program; [and] |
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(E) students who received a score on either an |
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advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate |
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examination to be awarded college credit; and |
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(F) students who completed a Pathways in |
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Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program established |
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under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, or another early college high |
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school program; and |
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(3) other factors for determining sufficient student |
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attainment of postsecondary readiness. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.106(a-1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), for |
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each student in average daily attendance, a district is entitled to |
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$150 [$50] for each of the following in which the student is |
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enrolled: |
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(1) a campus designated as a P-TECH school under |
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Section 29.556; or |
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(2) a campus that is a member of the New Tech Network |
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and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based |
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education. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |