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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the |
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administration of state assessment instruments to public school |
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students and to the consideration of the performance of certain |
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students on state assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.027, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Unless a student is enrolled in a school in the United |
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States for a period of at least 60 consecutive days during a year, |
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the student may not be considered to be enrolled in a school in the |
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United States for that year for the purpose of determining a number |
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of years under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3). |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-2) to read as follows: |
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(d-2) In evaluating performance under Subsection (c), the |
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commissioner may not lower a performance rating for purposes of |
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this chapter based on unsatisfactory performance on an assessment |
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instrument administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), (l), or |
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(n) to a student for a period of three years after the student's |
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initial enrollment in a school in the United States if the student |
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is a student of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section |
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29.052. Unless a student is enrolled in a school in the United |
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States for a period of at least 60 consecutive days during a year, |
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the student may not be considered to be enrolled in a school in the |
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United States for that year for purposes of this subsection. This |
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subsection does not apply to a performance rating for purposes of: |
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(1) compliance monitoring under Section 7.028; or |
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(2) public school accountability under federal law. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 39.027(a-2) and 39.054(d-2), Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply to a student regardless of the |
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date on which the student initially enrolled in a school in the |
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United States. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |