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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 by |
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amending Subsection (d) to 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, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, or any other |
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governmental entity, including a juvenile board, is not considered |
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to be a student of the school district in which the program or |
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facility is physically located. The performance of such a student |
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on an assessment instrument or other academic excellence indicator |
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adopted under Section 39.051 shall be determined, reported, and |
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considered separately from the performance of students attending a |
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school of the district in which the program or facility is |
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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. |