Amend CSHB 1164 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.041 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.041. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures to include the following assessment instruments as additional alternative assessment instruments that may be used to evaluate student achievement for purposes of complying with accountability requirements under this chapter:
(1) ACT Explore;
(2) Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE);
(3) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS);
(4) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP);
(5) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA);
(6) Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth and Tenth Editions (SAT-9 or SAT-10); and
(7) Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT).
(b) Not later than September 1, 2016, the commissioner of education shall adopt rules regarding alternative assessment instruments as required by Section 39.041, Education Code, as added by this Act.