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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to a moratorium on certain testing and assessments of |
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certain public school students under the public school |
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accountability system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0221. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN TESTING AND |
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ASSESSMENTS. |
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(a) The agency shall develop and implement a plan to suspend |
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all state mandated testing and assessments for a period of two |
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fiscal years ending September 30, 2013 in accordance with this |
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section. |
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(b) Superintendents of Independent School Districts are |
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authorized to suspend all state mandated testing and assessments |
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for a period ending September 30, 2013 with concurrence from the |
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Independent School District School Board. |
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(c) Superintendents of an Independent School District may |
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apply funds or appropriations originally intended for this testing |
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to the retention of teachers or positions with direct student |
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contact and involvement or consumable resources requested for |
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classroom instruction. |
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(d) Funding for an Independent School District shall not be |
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contingent upon the decision to administer or not administer this |
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change in law. |
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SECTION 2. 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 September 1, 2011. |