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Amend CSSB 1031 (House committee printing) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 7 of the bill (page 5, line 2), strike "(c-2), and (c-3)" and substitute "(c-2), (c-3), (c-4), and
(c-5)".
(2) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Section 39.023(c),
Education Code (page 6, line 1), between "history." and "A school",
insert "The Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry end-of-course
assessment instruments must be administered with the aid of
technology.".
(3) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Section 39.023,
Education Code (page 7, between lines 25 and 26), insert the
following:
(c-4) To the extent practicable, the agency shall ensure
that each end-of-course assessment instrument adopted under
Subsection (c) is:
(1) developed in a manner that measures a student's
performance under the college readiness standards established
under Section 28.008; and
(2) validated by national postsecondary education
experts for college readiness content and performance standards.
(c-5) A student's performance on an end-of-course
assessment instrument required under Subsection (c) must be
included in the student's academic achievement record.
(4) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in the heading to added Section
39.0233, Education Code (page 8, line 1), strike "OPTIONAL" and
substitute "SPECIAL-PURPOSE".
(5) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 39.0233,
Education Code (page 8, lines 4, 6, 11, 16, and 20), strike
"optional" each place it appears.
(6) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 39.0233,
Education Code (page 8, lines 22 through 24), strike added
Subsection (c) and substitute the following:
(c) The State Board of Education shall establish a level of
performance on the questions adopted under this section that
indicates a student's college readiness. A student's performance
on the questions adopted under this section must be evaluated
separately from the student's performance on the remainder of the
assessment instrument. A student's performance on a question
adopted under this section may not be used to determine the
student's performance on the assessment instrument for purposes of
Section 39.023 or 39.025. The commissioner shall adopt rules
concerning the reporting of a student's performance on the
questions adopted under this section.
(7) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 39.025(b),
Education Code (page 10, line 15), immediately following
"assessment instrument.", insert "A student is not required to
retake a course as a condition of retaking an assessment instrument
under this subsection.".
(8) In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section
39.051(b)(5), Education Code (page 20, line 12), strike "optional".
(9) In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section
51.3062(q), Education Code (page 23, lines 8 and 15), strike
"optional" each place it appears.
(10) Immediately following SECTION 18 of the bill (page 23,
immediately following line 27), insert the following appropriately
numbered SECTION and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. On the expiration of any contract entered
into before September 1, 2007, between the Texas Education Agency
and a vendor for the development of assessment instruments required
under Section 39.023, Education Code, the Texas Education Agency
shall issue a request for proposals for the development of
end-of-course assessment instruments required under Section
39.023(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act. The Texas
Education Agency may allow a vendor with whom the agency has
contracted for the development of assessment instruments under
Section 39.023, Education Code, before September 1, 2007, to begin
developing end-of-course assessment instruments required under
Section 39.023(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act, before
the expiration of the contract.