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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a public school student's performance on an |
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end-of-course assessment instrument in determining the student's |
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final grade for the course. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 28.014(c) and (f), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument for each course developed under this section |
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to ensure the rigor of the course. A school district shall, in |
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accordance with State Board of Education rules, administer the |
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end-of-course assessment instrument to a student enrolled in a |
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course developed under this section. A [Each school] district may |
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[shall] adopt a policy that requires a student's performance on the |
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end-of-course assessment instrument to account for not more than 15 |
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percent of the student's final grade for the course. A student's |
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performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered |
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under this subsection may be used, on a scale of 0-40, in |
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calculating whether the student satisfies the graduation |
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requirements established under Section 39.025. |
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(f) To the extent applicable, the commissioner shall draw |
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from curricula and instructional materials developed under Section |
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[Sections] 28.008 [and 61.0763] in developing a course and related |
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instructional materials under this section. Not later than |
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September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt |
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essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this |
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section. The State Board of Education shall make each course |
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developed under this section and the related instructional |
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materials available to school districts not later than the |
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2014-2015 school year. [As required by Subsection (c), a school
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district shall adopt a policy requiring a student's performance on
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an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under that
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subsection to account for 15 percent of the student's grade for a
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course developed under this section not later than the 2014-2015
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school year.] This subsection expires September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.023(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The agency shall also adopt end-of-course assessment |
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instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, |
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geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, |
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English III, world geography, world history, and United States |
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history. The Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry end-of-course |
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assessment instruments must be administered with the aid of |
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technology. A school district shall comply with State Board of |
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Education rules regarding administration of the assessment |
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instruments listed in this subsection and may [shall] adopt a |
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policy that requires a student's performance on an end-of-course |
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assessment instrument for a course listed in this subsection in |
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which the student is enrolled to account for not more than 15 |
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percent of the student's final grade for the course. [If a student
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retakes an end-of-course assessment instrument for a course listed
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in this subsection, as provided by Section 39.025, a school
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district is not required to use the student's performance on the
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subsequent administration or administrations of the assessment
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instrument to determine the student's final grade for the course.] |
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If a student is in a special education program under Subchapter A, |
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Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, and dismissal |
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committee shall determine whether any allowable modification is |
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necessary in administering to the student an assessment instrument |
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required under this subsection. The State Board of Education shall |
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administer the assessment instruments. The State Board of |
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Education shall adopt a schedule for the administration of |
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end-of-course assessment instruments that complies with the |
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requirements of Subsection (c-3). |
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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. |