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Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) In ARTICLE 2 of the bill, in PART B (committee printing, page 27, between lines 29 and 30), insert the following SECTION,
appropriately numbered:
SECTION 2B.___. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 7.033 to read as follows:
Sec. 7.033. QUALITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. (a)
The commissioner by rule shall adopt a quality management
certification program to encourage school districts and
open-enrollment charter schools to obtain International
Organization for Standardization ISO 9000 quality management
certification.
(b) The commissioner by rule shall identify areas of
compliance in which the quality management certification program
would enhance performance, including:
(1) compliance with federal law and regulations;
(2) financial accountability, including compliance
with grant requirements; and
(3) data integrity for purposes of:
(A) the Public Education Information Management
System (PEIMS); and
(B) accountability under Chapter 39.
(c) For each school district or open-enrollment charter
school that obtains International Organization for Standardization
ISO 9000 series quality management program certification, the
commissioner by rule shall require specific performance measures
that relate to improvement in:
(1) student performance;
(2) administrative efficiency;
(3) business processes; and
(4) integration and use of educational technology.
(d) For purposes of compliance monitoring, discretionary
grant administration, and reporting to the Public Education
Information Management System (PEIMS) and under the Education
Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. Section 5891a et
seq.), the commissioner by rule shall develop a method for
recognizing a school district or open-enrollment charter school
that receives and maintains International Organization for
Standardization ISO 9000 quality management certification.
(2) In ARTICLE 2 of the bill, in PART B (committee printing,
page 27, between lines 63 and 64), insert the following SECTION,
appropriately numbered:
SECTION 2B.___. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code,
is amended by adding Section 11.168 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.168. CERTIFICATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
STANDARDS. Each school district may apply for International
Organization for Standardization ISO 9000 certification for
quality management standards and apply for renewal of that
certification, as applicable.
(3) In ARTICLE 2 of the bill, in PART C (committee printing,
page 41, between lines 31 and 32), insert the following SECTION,
appropriately numbered:
SECTION 2C.___. Section 39.053(a), Education Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Each board of trustees shall publish an annual report
describing the educational performance of the district and of each
campus in the district that includes uniform student performance
and descriptive information as determined under rules adopted by
the commissioner. The annual report must also include:
(1) campus performance objectives established under
Section 11.253 and the progress of each campus toward those
objectives, which shall be available to the public;
(2) the performance rating for the district as
provided under Section 39.072(a) and the performance rating of each
campus in the district as provided under Section 39.072(c);
(3) the district's current special education
compliance status with the agency;
(4) a statement of the number, rate, and type of
violent or criminal incidents that occurred on each district
campus, to the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g);
(5) information concerning school violence prevention
and violence intervention policies and procedures that the district
is using to protect students; [and]
(6) the findings that result from evaluations
conducted under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. Section 7101 et seq.) and its subsequent
amendments; [and]
(7) information received under Section 51.403(e) for
each high school campus in the district, presented in a form
determined by the commissioner; and
(8) evidence that the district currently holds
International Organization for Standardization ISO 9000
certification for quality management standards or a statement that
the district does not hold that certification.
(4) In SECTION 2C.21 of the bill, in the recital (committee
printing, page 42, line 6), strike "(a) and (b)" and substitute
"(a), (b), and (e)".
(5) In SECTION 2C.21 of the bill, in amended Section 39.073,
Education Code (committee printing, page 42, between lines 23 and
24), insert the following:
(e) In determining a district's accreditation rating, the
agency shall consider:
(1) the district's current special education
compliance status with the agency; [and]
(2) the progress of students who have failed to
perform satisfactorily in the preceding school year on an
assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(a) [39.023(a),
(c),] or (l); and
(3) the district's current certification status under
the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9000 series
quality management program certification as described by Section
7.033.