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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the measurement of annual improvement in public school |
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student achievement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.051(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Performance on the indicators adopted under this |
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section shall be compared to state-established standards. The |
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degree of change from one school year to the next in performance on |
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each indicator adopted under this section shall also be considered. |
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The indicators must be based on information that is disaggregated |
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by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status and must |
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include: |
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(1) the results of assessment instruments required |
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under Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), aggregated by grade level |
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and subject area; |
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(2) dropout rates, including dropout rates and |
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district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12, computed |
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in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by the |
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National Center for Education Statistics of the United States |
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Department of Education; |
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(3) high school graduation rates, computed in |
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accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance |
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with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-110); |
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(4) student attendance rates; |
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(5) the percentage of graduating students who attain |
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scores on the secondary exit-level assessment instruments required |
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under Subchapter B that are equivalent to a passing score on the |
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assessment instrument required under Section 51.3062; |
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(6) the percentage of graduating students who meet the |
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course requirements established for the recommended high school |
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program by State Board of Education rule; |
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(7) the results of the Scholastic Assessment Test |
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(SAT), the American College Test (ACT), articulated postsecondary |
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degree programs described by Section 61.852, and certified |
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workforce training programs described by Chapter 311, Labor Code; |
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(8) the percentage of students, aggregated by grade |
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level, provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(c), |
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the results of assessments administered under that section, the |
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percentage of students promoted through the grade placement |
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committee process under Section 28.0211, the subject of the |
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assessment instrument on which each student failed to perform |
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satisfactorily, and the performance of those students in the school |
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year following that promotion on the assessment instruments |
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required under Section 39.023; |
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(9) for students who have failed to perform |
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satisfactorily on an assessment instrument required under Section |
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39.023(a) or (c), the numerical progress of those students grouped |
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by percentage on subsequent assessment instruments required under |
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those sections, aggregated by grade level and subject area; |
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(10) the percentage of students exempted, by exemption |
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category, from the assessment program generally applicable under |
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this chapter; |
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(11) the percentage of students of limited English |
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proficiency exempted from the administration of an assessment |
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instrument under Sections 39.027(a)(3) and (4); |
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(12) the percentage of students in a special education |
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program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through assessment |
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instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b); and |
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(13) the measure of progress toward preparation for |
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postsecondary success[; and
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[(14) the measure of progress toward dual language
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proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for students of limited
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English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.034, Education Code, is repealed. |
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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. |