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Substitute the following for the Eissler amendment to the
Eissler amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
On page 94, line 1, strike Section 39.0261 College
Preparation Assessments and add a new Section 39.0261 starting at
page 94, line 1, to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0261. COLLEGE READINESS AND PREPARATION ASSESSMENTS.
(a) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise
authorized or required by this subchapter, and to promote college
readiness, high school students in the spring of the 11th grade or
during the 12th grade shall select and take once one of the valid,
reliable, and nationally normed assessment instruments used by
colleges and universities as part of their undergraduate admissions
processes, such as the American College Test (ACT) and the SAT©.
(b) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise
authorized or required by this subchapter, school districts shall
administer to students in the 10th grade a valid, reliable, and
nationally normed assessment instrument that promotes rigorous
high school course-taking and college readiness, such as the Plan
test (ACT) or the PSAT/NMSQT©.
(c) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise
authorized or required by this subchapter, school districts shall
administer to students in the 8th grade a valid, reliable, and
nationally normed assessment instrument that promotes rigorous
high school course-taking.
(d) The agency shall:
(1) select and approve vendors of the specific
assessment instruments administered under this section, and
(2) pay from its operating budget all costs associated
with administration of the assessment instruments.
(e) The agency shall compile the results of any assessment
instrument administered under this section and make the results
available through the Public Education Information Management
System (PEIMS).