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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of exit-level state assessment |
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instruments to transfer students who are dependents of military |
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personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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the commissioner shall allow a student who is the dependent of a |
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person serving in the military to satisfy the requirements of |
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Subsection (a) and qualify for a high school diploma through |
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satisfactory performance on one or more alternative nationally |
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recognized norm-referenced assessment instruments if the student, |
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as a result of a military transfer or deployment of the person |
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serving in the military, transfers into the public school system of |
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this state after completion of the student's sophomore year in high |
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school. |
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(g) For purposes of Subsection (f), the commissioner, in |
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order to ensure that a student described by that subsection may |
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satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) solely through |
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performance on one or more alternative assessment instruments, |
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shall establish required performance levels for the alternative |
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assessment instrument or instruments that correspond to the |
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performance levels otherwise required under Subsection (a) on the |
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secondary exit-level assessment instruments for English language |
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arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.025, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies beginning with students enrolled in public high |
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schools in this state as juniors or seniors during the 2006-2007 |
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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. |