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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for public |
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school students in special education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A teacher may not be required to prepare |
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individualized prompts for a student who will be administered an |
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alternative assessment instrument developed or adopted under |
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Subsection (b) or an assessment instrument required by this section |
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for which a student's admission, review, and dismissal committee |
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determines allowable modifications are necessary. Any prompt for |
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use in the administration of the assessment instrument must be |
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provided as supplementary information for the assessment |
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instrument. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |