82R5650 KKA-D
 
  By: Shelton H.B. No. 1077
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to accelerated instruction for certain public school
  students.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 29.081(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Each district shall provide accelerated instruction to
  a student enrolled in the district [who has taken an end-of-course
  assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) and has
  not performed satisfactorily on the assessment instrument or] who
  is at risk of dropping out of school.
         SECTION 2.  Section 39.025(b-1), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b-1)  Appropriate teachers selected by the campus principal
  shall evaluate the performance of [A school district shall provide]
  each student who fails to perform satisfactorily as determined by
  the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a) on an end-of-course
  assessment instrument and determine whether [with] accelerated
  instruction in the subject assessed by the assessment instrument is
  necessary. Accelerated instruction shall be provided to a student
  if determined necessary in accordance with this subsection.
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012
  school year.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.