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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state control of teacher appraisal criteria, curriculum |
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standards, and assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.351(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner shall adopt a recommended appraisal |
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process and criteria on which to appraise the performance of |
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teachers. The commissioner may not adopt or develop a recommended |
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appraisal process and criteria based on any federally enacted or |
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nationally applicable appraisal criteria incorporating the results |
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of student performance on assessment instruments. The criteria |
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must be based on observable, job-related behavior, including: |
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(1) teachers' implementation of discipline management |
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procedures; and |
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(2) the performance of teachers' students. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), and (b-4) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) In this section, "national curriculum standards" |
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includes any curriculum standards endorsed, approved, sanctioned, |
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or promoted by the United States Department of Education, the |
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National Governors Association, or the Council of Chief State |
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School Officers. |
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(b-2) The State Board of Education may not adopt national |
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curriculum standards to comply with a duty imposed under this |
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chapter. |
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(b-3) A school district may not use national curriculum |
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standards to comply with the requirement to provide instruction in |
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the essential knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels |
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under Subsection (c). |
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(b-4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be |
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required to offer any aspect of a national curriculum. |
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SECTION 3. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a-3) The agency may not adopt or develop a |
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criterion-referenced assessment instrument under this section |
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based on national curriculum standards as defined by Section |
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28.002(b-1). |
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SECTION 4. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |