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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill No. 1871 (the compilation and reporting by the Texas |
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Education Agency of certain data regarding students enrolled in |
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public school or in preschool programs) to consider and take |
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action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee |
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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) |
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to 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 |
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program or source of program funding; and |
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(4) be capable of fulfilling the reporting and |
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notice 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 |
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28.006 from each school district using the system created under |
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Subsection (a) and shall contract with the State Center for Early |
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Childhood Development for purposes of this section. |
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(e) The State Center for Early Childhood Development |
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shall, using funds appropriated for the school readiness |
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certification system, provide the system created under |
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Subsection (a) to each school district to report each student's |
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raw score results on the reading instrument administered under |
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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 |
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and 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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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |