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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to school district selection of assessment instruments in |
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place of state-administered assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.026, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.026. LOCAL OPTION. (a) Notwithstanding any other |
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provision of this title, in place of [In addition to] the assessment |
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instruments adopted by the agency and administered by the State |
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Board of Education, a school district board of trustees may adopt |
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and provide for administration by district employees of |
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[administer] criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessment |
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instruments[, or both,] at any grade level for which administration |
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of assessment instruments is required under Section 39.023. An [A
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norm-referenced] assessment instrument adopted and administered |
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under this subsection [section] must be economical[, nationally
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recognized,] and approved by the agency [state-approved]. The |
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commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration |
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of this subsection, including rules for using the assessment |
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instruments adopted and administered under this subsection for |
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purposes of this code in place of the assessment instruments |
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otherwise required under this subchapter. |
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(b) In addition to assessment instruments adopted and |
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administered under Subsection (a), a school district board of |
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trustees may adopt and provide for administration of |
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criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessment instruments at |
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any grade level. An assessment instrument adopted under this |
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subsection must be economical and approved by the agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |