H.C.R. No. 283
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The conference committee report for House Bill No. 3
  has been adopted by the house of representatives and the senate and
  is being prepared for enrollment; and
         WHEREAS, The bill contains technical and typographical
  errors that should be corrected; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED by the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas, That
  the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives be instructed
  to make the following corrections:
         (1)  On page 25, line 12, strike "39.301(b)(4)" and
  substitute "39.301(c)(5)".
         (2)  Strike page 27, line 26, through page 28, line 3, and
  substitute the following:
         (n)  A student who is promoted by a grade placement committee
  under this section must be assigned in each subject in which the
  student failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment
  instrument specified under Subsection (a) to a teacher who meets
  all state and federal qualifications to teach that subject and
  grade.
         (3)  On page 28, line 6, strike "(b-3), (b-4), (b-5), (b-6),
  (b-7), and (b-8)" and substitute "(b-3) through (b-10)".
         (4)  On page 30, strike lines 7-23 and substitute the
  following:
         (b-3)  In adopting rules to provide students with the option
  described by Subsection (b-1)(1)(A), the State Board of Education
  must approve a variety of mathematics and science courses that may
  be taken after the completion of Algebra II and physics to comply
  with the recommended program requirements.
         (b-4)  A school district may offer the curriculum described
  in Subsection (b-1)(1)(A) in an applied manner. Courses delivered
  in an applied manner must cover the essential knowledge and skills,
  and the student shall be administered the applicable end-of-course
  assessment instrument as provided by Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025.
         (b-5)  A school district may offer a mathematics or science
  course to be taken by a student after completion of Algebra II and
  physics to comply with the recommended program requirements in
  Subsection (b-1)(1)(A). A course approved under this subsection
  must be endorsed by an institution of higher education as a course
  for which the institution would award course credit or as a
  prerequisite for a course for which the institution would award
  course credit.
         (5)  On page 30, line 24, strike "(b-4)" and substitute
  "(b-6)".
         (6)  On page 31, line 8, strike "(b-5)" and substitute
  "(b-7)".
         (7)  On page 31, line 17, strike "(b-6)" and substitute
  "(b-8)".
         (8)  On page 31, line 21, strike "(b-7)" and substitute
  "(b-9)".
         (9)  On page 32, line 5, strike "(b-8)" and substitute
  "(b-10)".
         (10)  On page 69, lines 16-22, strike "subchapter.  If the
  district received an accreditation status of accredited-warned or
  accredited-probation for the preceding school year or if any campus
  performed below a standard required under this subchapter in the
  preceding school year, the commissioner shall notify the district
  or campus of a subsequent such designation on or before June 15" and
  substitute "subchapter".
         (11)  On page 77, line 16, between "year" and "the", insert a
  comma.
         (12)  On page 106, line 8, strike "compare" and substitute "a
  comparison of".
         (13)  On page 125, line 23, strike "ELIGIBILITY FOR
  DISTINCTION DESIGNATION. (a)" and substitute "DISTINCTION
  DESIGNATIONS."
         (14)  On page 126, strike lines 2-24.
         (15)  On page 126, line 26, strike "(a) The commissioner
  shall award a".
         (16)  Strike page 126, line 27, through page 127, line 3.
         (17)  On page 127, strike lines 4-11 and substitute the
  following:
         The commissioner by rule shall establish a recognized and
  exemplary rating for awarding districts and campuses an academic
  distinction designation under this subchapter. In establishing the
  recognized and exemplary ratings, the commissioner shall adopt
  criteria for the ratings, including:
               (1)  percentages of students who:
                     (A)  performed satisfactorily, as determined
  under the college readiness performance standard under Section
  39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section
  39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by
  subject area; or
                     (B)  met the standard for annual improvement, as
  determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment
  instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l),
  aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who
  did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A); and
               (2)  other factors for determining sufficient student
  attainment of postsecondary readiness.
         (18)  On page 141, line 6, strike "instruments" and
  substitute "instrument".
         (19)  On page 158, lines 12-14, strike "accreditation status
  [performance rating] of the district[, as determined] under Section
  39.052 [39.072]" and substitute "accreditation status and
  performance rating of the district[, as determined] under Sections
  39.052 and 39.054 [Section 39.072]".
         (20)  On page 168, line 19, strike "developed".
         (21)  On page 178, line 7, strike "28.002(c-3)" and
  substitute "28.002(c-1)".
         (22)  On page 178, line 9, between "39.023(e)" and "and",
  insert ", Education Code, as amended by this Act".
         (23)  On page 178, line 10, strike "amended" and substitute
  "added".
         (24)  On page 178, strike lines 11-13.
         (25)  On page 178, line 14, strike "(d)" and substitute
  "(c)".
         (26)  On page 178, line 17, strike "(e)" and substitute
  "(d)".
         (27)  On page 178, line 17, strike "Subsection (f)" and
  substitute "Subsection (e)".
         (28)  On page 178, line 22, strike "(f)" and substitute
  "(e)".
 
  Eissler
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 283 was adopted by the House on June
  1, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 283 was adopted by the Senate on
  June 1, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor