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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for school district, public school campus, |
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and open-enrollment charter school performance ratings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) In evaluating performance, the commissioner shall |
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evaluate against state standards and consider the performance of |
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each campus in a school district and each open-enrollment charter |
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school on the basis of: |
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(1) the campus's or school's performance on the |
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student achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c), to |
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the extent authorized under Subsection (g); |
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(2) parent satisfaction with the campus or school; |
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(3) class size; |
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(4) student participation in extracurricular |
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activities; and |
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(5) teacher appraisals. |
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(g) The student achievement indicator adopted under Section |
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39.053(c)(1) may not account for more than 20 percent of the overall |
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performance rating assigned under this section to a school |
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district, campus, or open-enrollment charter school. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2012-2013 |
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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. |