Amend CSHB 5 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 37, line 2, between "campus" and "shall", insert "and any distinction designations awarded to the district under Section 39.2021 or to the campus under Section 39.203
(2) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and redesignate subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.2021 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.2021. DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN LOW-PERFORMING DISTRICTS. The commissioner shall award a school district that receives a performance rating of F under Section 39.054(a) for a school year a distinction designation if, among districts that also received a performance rating of F for that school year, the district ranks in the top 50 percent of districts for:
(1) student achievement, as described under Section 39.034;
(2) eliminating performance differentials between student subpopulations in accordance with rules adopted for the campus distinction designation under Section 39.203(b); and
(3) the college readiness performance standards as described under Section 39.0241.
(b) This section applies beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.
(3) On page 48, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(e) In addition to the distinction designations otherwise described by this section, the commissioner shall award a designation for outstanding performance in student improvement to a campus that is ranked in the top 25 percent of campuses in this state for annual student improvement, as measured under Section 39.034.
(f) In addition to the distinction designations otherwise described by this section, the commissioner shall award a campus that receives a performance rating of F under Section 39.054(a) for a school year a distinction designation if, among campuses that also received a performance rating of F for that school year, the campus ranks in the top 50 percent of campuses for:
(1) student achievement, as described under Section 39.034;
(2) eliminating performance differentials between student subpopulations in accordance with rules adopted for the campus distinction designation under Section 39.203(b); and
(3) the college readiness performance standards as described under Section 39.0241.