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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the methodology for the certification of funds to |
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support satisfactory performance on certain state assessments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0211(m), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(m-1) Each biennium, not later than the 30th day after the |
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effective date of the General Appropriations Act, the commissioner |
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shall provide to the Legislative Budget Board, the office of budget |
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and planning in the governor's office, and the presiding officer of |
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each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over |
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primary and secondary education a certification methodology for |
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making a determination under Subsection (m) for the purpose of |
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receiving comments on the proposed methodology. To allow time for |
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such comment, the commissioner may not make a certification under |
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Subsection (m) before the tenth day after the date that the |
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certification methodology is provided under this subsection. The |
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certification methodology provided under this subsection must |
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include a determination that: |
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(1) funding has been appropriated to enable the agency |
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to provide research-based statewide professional development for |
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reading and mathematics for grade levels from kindergarten through |
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eighth grade in an effective and cost-efficient manner; |
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(2) both the total number and percentage of students |
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who failed to perform satisfactorily on a reading or mathematics |
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assessment administered in fifth or eighth grade have decreased |
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over the previous two school years; |
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(3) the appropriation of funds, excluding Foundation |
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School Program funds, is adequate to provide support to students in |
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third through eighth grade who are students at-risk of dropping out |
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of school as defined in Section 29.081(d); |
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(4) school district expenditures from the |
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compensatory education allotment are expended on proven |
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research-based strategies to increase student achievement; |
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(5) all students eligible for prekindergarten under |
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Section 29.153(b) have access to a high-quality prekindergarten |
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program; and |
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(6) sufficient funds have been appropriated to provide |
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instructional materials that are aligned to the state assessment |
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program under Section 39.023(a) for grade levels from third to |
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eighth grade. |
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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. |