By Jones of Bexar                                     H.B. No. 1843
         77R4745 BDH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public
 1-3     schools.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  In adopting a schedule for administration of assessment
 1-8     instruments under this section, the State Board of Education shall
 1-9     determine a two-week period during which school districts may begin
1-10     administration of the instruments.  A district may select any
1-11     regular school day during that period on which to begin
1-12     administration of the instruments, except that if the
1-13     administration of the instruments at a grade level requires more
1-14     than one school day:
1-15                 (1)  the days on which the instruments are administered
1-16     must be consecutive; and
1-17                 (2)  each instrument must be administered during that
1-18     period.
1-19           SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002
1-20     school year.
1-21           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-22     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-23     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-24     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 2-1     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.