78R12601 SLO-F
By: Hochberg H.B. No. 817
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 817:
By: Hochberg C.S.H.B. No. 817
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the percentage of questions that must be answered
correctly on an assessment instrument to meet a performance
standard set by the State Board of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.024, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The percentage of questions that a student must answer
correctly on an assessment instrument to meet the level of
performance considered satisfactory under Subsection (a) may be
lower than the score set by the board as meeting the minimum level
of performance considered satisfactory, except that the percentage
of questions that a student must answer correctly may not be more
than 10 percent lower than the score set by the board.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.