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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 1871 (the compilation and |
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reporting by the Texas Education Agency of certain data regarding |
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students enrolled in public school or in preschool programs) to |
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consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The superintendent of each school district shall: |
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(1) report to the commissioner and the board of |
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trustees of the district the results of the reading instruments; |
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[and] |
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(2) report, in writing, to a student's parent or |
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guardian the student's results on the reading instrument; and |
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(3) using the school readiness certification system |
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provided to the school district in accordance with Section |
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29.161(e), report electronically each student's raw score on the |
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reading instrument to the agency for use in the school readiness |
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certification system. |
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(d-1) The agency shall contract with the State Center for |
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Early Childhood Development to receive and use scores under |
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Subsection (d)(3) on behalf of the agency. |
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SECTION 3. Section 29.161, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The system must: |
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(1) be reflective of research in the field of early |
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childhood care and education; |
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(2) be well-grounded in the cognitive, social, and |
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emotional development of young children; [and] |
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(3) apply a common set of criteria to each program |
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provider seeking certification, regardless of the type of program |
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or source of program funding; and |
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(4) be capable of fulfilling the reporting and notice |
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requirements of Sections 28.006(d) and (g). |
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(d) The agency shall collect each student's raw score |
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results on the reading instrument administered under Section 28.006 |
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from each school district using the system created under Subsection |
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(a) and shall contract with the State Center for Early Childhood |
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Development for purposes of this section. |
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(e) The State Center for Early Childhood Development shall, |
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using funds appropriated for the school readiness certification |
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system, provide the system created under Subsection (a) to each |
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school district to report each student's raw score results on the |
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reading instrument administered under Section 28.006. |
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(f) The agency shall: |
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(1) provide assistance to the State Center for Early |
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Childhood Development in developing and adopting the school |
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readiness certification system under this section, including |
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providing access to data for the purpose of locating the teacher and |
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campus of record for students; and |
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(2) require confidentiality and other security |
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measures for student data provided to the State Center for Early |
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Childhood Development as the agency's agent, consistent with the |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1232g). |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to add provisions to |
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the bill related to the collection of data regarding students |
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enrolled in preschool programs. |
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Hochberg |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2872 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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