By:  Denny (Senate Sponsor - Shapiro)                             H.B. No. 2683
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2003; 
May 13, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Administration; May 20, 2003, reported favorably by the following 
vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 20, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to considering for school district accountability 
purposes the performance of students confined by court order in a 
residential program or facility operated by or under contract with 
the Texas Youth Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 39.072, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for 
purposes of determining the performance of a school district under 
this chapter, including the accreditation status of the district, a 
student confined by court order in a residential program or 
facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth 
Commission is not considered to be a student of the school district 
in which the program or facility is physically located.  The 
performance of such a student on an assessment instrument or other 
academic excellence indicator adopted under Section 39.051 shall be 
determined, reported, and considered separately from the 
performance of students attending a school of the district in which 
the program or facility is physically located.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 
school year.       
	SECTION 3.  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.



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