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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1031 (public school |
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accountability and the administration of certain assessment |
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instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty) to |
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consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change the text of amended Section 39.023(c), |
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Education Code, to add the following language: |
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If a student retakes an end-of-course assessment instrument |
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for a course listed in this subsection, as provided by Section |
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39.025, a school district is not required to use the student's |
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performance on the subsequent administration or administrations of |
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the assessment instrument to determine the student's final grade |
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for the course. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify that a |
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school district is not required to use a student's performance on |
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the subsequent administration or administrations of end-of-course |
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assessment instruments to determine a student's final grade for a |
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course. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add new Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to amended |
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Section 39.025, Education Code, to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A school district shall provide each student who fails |
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to achieve a score of at least 70 on an end-of-course assessment |
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instrument with accelerated instruction in the subject assessed by |
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the assessment instrument. |
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(b-2) If a school district determines that a student, on |
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completion of grade 11, is unlikely to achieve the cumulative score |
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requirements for one or more subjects prescribed by Subsection (a) |
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for receiving a high school diploma, the district shall require the |
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student to enroll in a corresponding content-area college |
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preparatory course for which an end-of-course assessment |
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instrument has been adopted, if available. A student who enrolls in |
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a college preparatory course described by this subsection shall be |
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administered an end-of-course assessment instrument for the |
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course, with the end-of-course assessment instrument scored on a |
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scale of 40. A student may use the student's score on the |
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end-of-course assessment instrument for the college preparatory |
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course towards satisfying the cumulative score requirements |
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prescribed by Subsection (a). |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require a school |
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district to provide accelerated instruction to a student who fails |
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to score at least 70 on an end-of-course assessment instrument and |
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to require certain students who appear unlikely to achieve the |
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cumulative score required for graduation to enroll in an |
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appropriate college preparatory course. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add the following language in the SECTION of the |
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bill that is renumbered in the conference committee report as |
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SECTION 11 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0262. ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL ASSESSMENT |
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INSTRUMENTS IN CERTAIN SUBJECT AREAS. (a) In a subject area for |
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which assessment instruments are administered under Section |
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39.023, a school district may not administer local assessment |
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instruments to any student on more than 10 percent of the |
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instructional days in any school year. |
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(b) The prohibition prescribed by this section does not |
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apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment |
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instrument, an advanced placement test, an international |
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baccalaureate examination, or an assessment instrument |
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administered under Section 39.023. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to prohibit a school |
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district from administering certain assessment instruments to a |
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student on more than 10 percent of the instructional days in a |
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school year. |
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Eissler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2868 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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