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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to considering for school district accountability |
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purposes the performance of students confined by court order in a |
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residential program or facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.072(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for |
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purposes of determining the performance of a school district under |
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this chapter, including the accreditation status of the district, a |
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student confined by court order in a residential program or |
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facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth |
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Commission or any other governmental entity, including a juvenile |
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board, is not considered to be a student of the school district in |
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which the program or facility is physically located. The |
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performance of such a student on an assessment instrument or other |
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academic excellence indicator adopted under Section 39.051 shall be |
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determined, reported, and considered separately from the |
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performance of students attending a school of the district in which |
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the program or facility is physically located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |