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Senate Bill 123 |
Senate Author: Rodriguez |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Marquez et al. |
Senate Bill 123 amends the Education Code to authorize, rather than require, the commissioner of education to authorize special accreditation investigations to be conducted in certain circumstances, including in response to a complaint submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) with respect to alleged inaccurate data that is reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or through other reports required by state or federal law or rule or court order and that is used by TEA to make a determination relating to public school accountability, including accreditation. The bill authorizes the commissioner to issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of relevant witnesses or the production of relevant evidence located in Texas during these investigations.