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.