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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a review by the commissioner of education of the |
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accountability ratings of certain school districts and |
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open-enrollment charter schools under certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.301, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) This subsection applies only to a school district that |
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is located on an international border or to an open-enrollment |
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charter school that is located within the geographic boundaries of |
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a school district that is located on an international border. The |
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rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school to which this subsection applies to |
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challenge an agency decision made under this chapter relating to an |
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academic accountability rating that affects the district or school |
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if the academic accountability rating was caused solely by: |
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(1) the impact on the indicator under Section |
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39.051(b)(1) of the performance of Native American students who, |
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before the date of the administration of an assessment instrument |
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required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l), had 30 or more |
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excused absences under Section 25.087(b) due to observance of |
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religious holy days; or |
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(2) the impact of Native American students on the |
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indicator under Section 39.051(b)(2) who during the preceding |
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school year had 30 or more excused absences under Section 25.087(b) |
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due to observance of religious holy days. |
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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. |