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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements related to school districts that |
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obtain exceptions from class size limits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A school district granted an exception under Subsection |
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(d) for a school campus must report to the agency the number of |
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students in the largest class for each affected grade level at that |
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campus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. The |
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agency shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member |
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of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and the clerks of |
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the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives |
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with primary jurisdiction over the public school system a regional |
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and district level report covering the preceding two school years |
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and containing: |
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(1) a summary of school district compliance with the |
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student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by |
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Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including: |
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(A) the number of campuses and classes at each |
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campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; [and] |
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(B) for each campus granted an exception from |
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Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a |
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distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified |
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as an unacceptable campus under Subchapter E; and |
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(C) for each campus granted an exception from |
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Section 25.112, the number of students in the largest class for each |
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affected grade level; |
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(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to |
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campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a |
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review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following |
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deregulation; |
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(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of |
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regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted |
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under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; |
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(4) an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs |
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offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the |
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quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled |
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in such programs; and |
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(5) the number of classes at each campus that are |
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currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the |
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content areas of their respective classes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |