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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accountability for gifted and talented programs |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 39.117, to read as follows: |
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Section 39.117. GIFTED AND TALENTED STANDARDS. The |
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commissioner shall adopt standards for the evaluation of gifted and |
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talented programs. A school that uses the Texas Performance |
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Standards Project or another program approved by the commissioner |
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that meets the requirements of the Texas state plan for the |
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education of gifted and talented students under section 29.123 and |
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receives a satisfactory rating under the standards set by the |
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commissioner shall not be subject to the limitation under 42.156 |
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(c) for the following two school years. If a district fails to |
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receive a satisfactory rating for two consecutive school years, it |
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shall be subject to the limitation under 42.156 (c) until the year |
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following a satisfactory rating. |
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Section 2. Section 42.156 (c) is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided in Section 39.117, not more than five |
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percent of a district's students in average daily attendance are |
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eligible for funding under this section. |
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Section 3. The commissioner shall adopt standards for the |
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evaluation of gifted and talented programs for the evaluation of |
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gifted and talented programs no later than September 1, 2010. |
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Section 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |