By: Patrick S.B. No. 1408

(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2013; March 18, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 9, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 2; April 9, 2013, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1408 By: Patrick

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public school performance ratings that reflect acceptable and unacceptable performance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school district and campus performance and, not later than August 8 of each year, assign each district and campus a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In adopting rules under this subsection, the commissioner shall determine the criteria for each designated letter performance rating and designate whether the letter performance rating [that] reflects acceptable performance or unacceptable performance. If a district or campus earned [received] a performance rating of D or F [unacceptable performance] for the preceding school year, the commissioner shall notify the district of a subsequent such designation on or before June 15.

(a-1) In adopting rules for a district or campus performance rating under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall assign a letter performance rating:

(1) in a manner that gives greater weight to the performance of a district or campus regarding the required improvement rate determined by the commissioner under Section 39.053(e) for the student achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c); and

(2) based on:

(A) the measure of annual improvement in student achievement determined by the commissioner under Section 39.034; and

(B) other factors, as determined by the commissioner, for determining sufficient student attainment of postsecondary readiness.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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