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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Public Education Information Management System |
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(PEIMS). |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e) through (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioner's rules must ensure that the Public |
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Education Information Management System links student performance |
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data to other related information, including teacher information, |
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for purposes of efficient and effective allocation of scarce school |
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resources, to the extent practicable using existing agency |
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resources and appropriations. |
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(e) The agency shall annually publish in an official agency |
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publication the data standards developed by the commissioner under |
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Subsection (c). The official agency publication must be widely |
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disseminated and include: |
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(1) descriptions of data collections and submission |
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requirements; |
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(2) descriptions of data elements and the codes used |
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to report them; |
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(3) detailed responsibilities of school districts, |
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open-enrollment charter schools, regional education service |
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centers, and the agency in connection with the data submission |
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processes, including each deadline for submission and |
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resubmission; and |
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(4) descriptions of the data submission requirements, |
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including submission record layout specifications and data edit |
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specifications. |
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(f) The commissioner shall establish a policy advisory |
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group to provide oversight of data collections and reporting |
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standards policies. The policy advisory group must be composed of |
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representatives of school districts, open-enrollment charter |
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schools, regional education service centers, state agencies, and |
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educational associations. The commissioner may establish |
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subcommittees consisting of technical experts and representatives |
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from user groups to provide timely and impartial reviews of |
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requested changes or additions to agency data collections and |
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reporting standards. |
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(g) The commissioner shall establish a committee within the |
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agency to provide oversight of agency data collections and |
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reporting policies. The commissioner shall also establish a |
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subcommittee within the agency to review data collections and |
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reporting standards. The subcommittee is responsible for |
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maintaining data collections at the agency. |
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(h) The commissioner may approve changes to data and |
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reporting standards without consulting a group, committee, or |
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subcommittee established under Subsection (f) or (g) if necessary |
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to expedite implementation of this section. |
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(i) The agency may contract with a public or private entity |
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for services relating to management of the Public Education |
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Information Management System. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |