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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of school district disciplinary |
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placement information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.301(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Indicators for reporting purposes must include: |
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(1) the percentage of graduating students who meet the |
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course requirements established by State Board of Education rule |
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for the minimum high school program, the recommended high school |
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program, and the advanced high school program; |
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(2) the results of the SAT, ACT, articulated |
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postsecondary degree programs described by Section 61.852, and |
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certified workforce training programs described by Chapter 311, |
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Labor Code; |
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(3) for students who have failed to perform |
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satisfactorily, under each performance standard under Section |
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39.0241, on an assessment instrument required under Section |
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39.023(a) or (c), the performance of those students on subsequent |
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assessment instruments required under those sections, aggregated |
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by grade level and subject area; |
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(4) for each campus, the number of students, |
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disaggregated by major student subpopulations, that agree under |
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Section 28.025(b) to take courses under the minimum high school |
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program; |
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(5) the percentage of students, aggregated by grade |
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level, provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(c), |
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the results of assessment instruments administered under that |
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section, the percentage of students promoted through the grade |
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placement committee process under Section 28.0211, the subject of |
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the assessment instrument on which each student failed to perform |
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satisfactorily under each performance standard under Section |
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39.0241, and the performance of those students in the school year |
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following that promotion on the assessment instruments required |
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under Section 39.023; |
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(6) the percentage of students of limited English |
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proficiency exempted from the administration of an assessment |
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instrument under Sections 39.027(a)(1) and (2); |
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(7) the percentage of students in a special education |
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program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through assessment |
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instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b); |
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(8) the percentage of students who satisfy the college |
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readiness measure; |
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(9) the measure of progress toward dual language |
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proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for students of limited |
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English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; |
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(10) the percentage of students who are not |
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educationally disadvantaged; |
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(11) the percentage of students who enroll and begin |
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instruction at an institution of higher education in the school |
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year following high school graduation; [and] |
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(12) the percentage of students who successfully |
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complete the first year of instruction at an institution of higher |
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education without needing a developmental education course; and |
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(13) the percentage of students subject to each of the |
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following actions, disaggregated by whether the action was |
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discretionary or mandatory and by status as a student in a special |
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education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29: |
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(A) placement in an in-school suspension |
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setting; |
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(B) suspension from school; |
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(C) placement in a disciplinary alternative |
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education program; |
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(D) expulsion from school; and |
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(E) placement in a juvenile justice alternative |
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education program. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.305(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The report card shall include the following |
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information: |
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(1) where applicable, the student achievement |
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indicators described by Section 39.053(c) and the reporting |
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indicators described by Sections 39.301(c)(1) through (5) and (13); |
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(2) average class size by grade level and subject; |
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(3) the administrative and instructional costs per |
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student, computed in a manner consistent with Section 44.0071; and |
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(4) the district's instructional expenditures ratio |
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and instructional employees ratio computed under Section 44.0071, |
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and the statewide average of those ratios, as determined by the |
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commissioner. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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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 September 1, 2011. |