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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to assessment of public school students enrolled in |
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English immersion programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (l-1) to read as follows: |
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(l-1) Subsection (l) does not apply to a student enrolled in |
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an English language immersion program. A student enrolled in an |
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English language immersion program must be assessed using |
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assessment instruments in English under Subsection (a). A school |
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district may apply to the commissioner for a waiver under which the |
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performance of a student in an English language immersion program |
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on an assessment instrument in English under Subsection (a) is |
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excluded for not more than two consecutive years for purposes of |
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determining the performance rating under Section 39.072 of the |
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district or of the campus the student attends. The student's |
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performance during the period covered by the waiver may be included |
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in the assessment system developed under Section 39.027(e), but may |
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not be included in the academic excellence indicator system under |
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Section 39.051, the campus report card under Section 39.052, the |
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performance report under Section 39.053, and the comprehensive |
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annual report under Section 39.182. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.027, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The exemptions under Subsections (a)(3) and (4) do not |
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apply to a student enrolled in an English language immersion |
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program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |