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INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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SECTION 1. Section
18.005(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) A Job Corps diploma
program shall:
(1) develop educational
programs specifically designed for persons eligible for enrollment in a Job
Corps training program established by the United States Department of
Labor;
(2) coordinate educational
programs and services in the diploma program with programs and services
provided by the United States Department of Labor and other federal and
state agencies and local political subdivisions and by persons who provide
programs and services under contract with the United States Department of
Labor;
(3) provide a course of
instruction that includes the required curriculum under Subchapter A,
Chapter 28;
(4) require that students
enrolled in the diploma program satisfy the requirements of Sections
18.0055 and [Section] 39.025 before receiving a diploma under
this chapter; and
(5) comply with a
requirement imposed under this title or a rule adopted under this title
relating to the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the
extent necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, as determined
by the commissioner.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 18,
Education Code, is amended by adding Section 18.0055 to read as follows:
Sec. 18.0055. LOCAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIRED: WRITING. A Job Corps diploma program shall provide
for the evaluation of student achievement in writing consistent with the
requirements provided for school districts under Section 39.0264 for
courses listed under Section 39.0264(b). A Job Corps diploma program shall
provide for notice and reporting of performance of students assessed
consistent with the requirements under Section 39.0264.
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SECTION 3. Section
25.005(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A reciprocity agreement
must:
(1) address procedures for:
(A) transferring student
records;
(B) awarding credit for
completed course work; and
(C) permitting a student to
satisfy the requirements of:
(i) Section 39.025
through successful performance on comparable end-of-course or other
exit-level assessment instruments administered in another state; and
(ii) Section 39.0264(b)
through successful performance under a method of assessment in another
state determined by the school district in which the student attends to be
comparable to or at least as rigorous as the method of assessment used by
that district; and
(2) include appropriate
criteria developed by the agency.
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SECTION 4. Sections
28.025(b-4), (b-7), (c), and (d), Education Code, are amended to read as
follows:
(b-4) A school district may
offer the curriculum described in Subsections (b-1)(1) through (4) in an
applied manner. Courses delivered in an applied manner must cover the
essential knowledge and skills, and the student shall be:
(1) administered the
applicable end-of-course assessment instrument as provided by Sections
39.023(c) and 39.025; and
(2) for an applicable
course described by Subsection (b-1)(1), assessed as provided by Section
39.0264(b).
(b-7) The State Board of
Education, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board, shall adopt rules to ensure that a student may comply with the
curriculum requirements under the foundation high school program or for an
endorsement under Subsection (c-1) by successfully completing appropriate
courses in the core curriculum of an institution of higher education under
Section 61.822. Notwithstanding Subsection (b-15) or (c) of this section,
Section 39.025 or 39.0264(b), or any other provision of this code
and notwithstanding any school district policy, a student who has completed
the core curriculum of an institution of higher education under Section
61.822, as certified by the institution in accordance with commissioner
rule, is considered to have earned a distinguished level of achievement
under the foundation high school program and is entitled to receive a high
school diploma from the appropriate high school as that high school is
determined in accordance with commissioner rule. A student who is
considered to have earned a distinguished level of achievement under the
foundation high school program under this subsection may apply for
admission to an institution of higher education for the first semester or
other academic term after the semester or other academic term in which the
student completes the core curriculum.
(c) A person may receive a
diploma if the person is eligible for a diploma under Section 28.0251. In
other cases, a student may graduate and receive a diploma only if:
(1) the student successfully
completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of
Education under Subsection (a) and complies with Sections [Section]
39.025 and 39.0264(b); or
(2) the student successfully
completes an individualized education program developed under Section
29.005.
(d) A school district may
issue a certificate of coursework completion to a student who successfully
completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of
Education under Subsection (a) but who fails to comply with Section 39.025 or
39.0264(b). A school district may allow a student who receives a
certificate to participate in a graduation ceremony with students receiving
high school diplomas.
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SECTION 5. Section 28.0255(g),
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(g) A student is entitled to
a high school diploma if the student:
(1) successfully complies
with the curriculum requirements specified under Subsection (e); [and]
(2) performs satisfactorily,
as determined by the commissioner under Subsection (h), on end-of-course
assessment instruments listed under Section 39.023(c) for courses in which
the student was enrolled; and
(3) demonstrates
performance that indicates that the student has successfully achieved the
essential knowledge and skills in writing, as determined by standards
established by the board of trustees of the school district, for each
course listed under Section 39.0264(b) in which the student is enrolled.
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SECTION 6. Section
29.087(f), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(f) A student participating
in a program authorized by this section, other than a student ordered to
participate under Subsection (d)(1), must have taken the appropriate
end-of-course assessment instruments specified by Section 39.023(c) and
been assessed for the appropriate courses as provided by Section 39.0264(b)
before entering the program and must take each appropriate end-of-course
assessment instrument administered during the period in which the student
is enrolled in the program and be assessed for each appropriate course
as provided by Section 39.0264(b) during the period in which the student is
enrolled in the program. Except for a student ordered to participate
under Subsection (d)(1), a student participating in the program may not
take the high school equivalency examination unless the student has taken
the assessment instruments required by this subsection and been assessed
for the appropriate courses as provided by Section 39.0264(b) as required
by this subsection.
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SECTION 7. Section
29.402(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A person who is under 26
years of age is eligible to enroll in a dropout recovery program under this
subchapter if the person:
(1) must complete not more
than three course credits to complete the curriculum requirements for the
foundation high school program for high school graduation; or
(2) has failed to:
(A) perform
satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under
Section 39.023(c) or an assessment instrument administered under Section
39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 (S.B.
1031), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007; or
(B) demonstrate
satisfactory performance under an assessment required by Section 39.0264(b).
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SECTION 8. Section
30.021(e), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The school shall
cooperate with public and private agencies and organizations serving
students and other persons with visual impairments in the planning,
development, and implementation of effective educational and rehabilitative
service delivery systems associated with educating students with visual
impairments. To maximize and make efficient use of state facilities,
funding, and resources, the services provided in this area may include
conducting a cooperative program with other agencies to serve students who
have graduated from high school by completing all academic requirements
applicable to students in regular education, excluding satisfactory
performance under Sections [Section] 39.025 and 39.0264(b),
who are younger than 22 years of age on September 1 of the school year and
who have identified needs related to vocational training, independent
living skills, orientation and mobility, social and leisure skills,
compensatory skills, or remedial academic skills.
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SECTION 9. Sections
30.104(b) and (c), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) A student may graduate
and receive a diploma from a Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth
Commission] educational program if:
(1) the student successfully
completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of
Education under Section 28.025(a) and complies with:
(A) Section 39.025; and
(B) Section 39.0264(b),
including by demonstrating satisfactory performance under the method of
assessment required by the school district granting the student academic
course requirements for high school graduation for a course listed in
Section 39.0264(b) that the student successfully completes in Texas
Juvenile Justice Department educational programs; or
(2) the student successfully
completes the curriculum requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified
by an individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
(c) A Texas Juvenile
Justice Department [Youth Commission] educational program may
issue a certificate of course-work completion to a student who successfully
completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of
Education under Section 28.025(a) but who fails to comply with Section
39.025 or 39.0264(b).
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SECTION 10. Section 37.011,
Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection
(d-1) to read as follows:
(d) A juvenile justice
alternative education program must focus on English language arts,
mathematics, science, social studies, and self-discipline. Each school
district shall consider course credit earned by a student while in a
juvenile justice alternative education program as credit earned in a
district school. Each program shall administer assessment instruments
under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, shall assess students in applicable
grades and courses as provided by Subsection (d-1), and shall offer a
high school equivalency program. The juvenile board or the board's
designee, with the parent or guardian of each student, shall regularly
review the student's academic progress. In the case of a high school
student, the board or the board's designee, with the student's parent or
guardian, shall review the student's progress towards meeting high school
graduation requirements and shall establish a specific graduation plan for
the student. The program is not required to provide a course necessary to
fulfill a student's high school graduation requirements other than a course
specified by this subsection.
(d-1) A juvenile justice
alternative education program shall provide for the evaluation of student
achievement in writing consistent with the requirements provided for school
districts under Section 39.0264. A juvenile justice alternative education
program shall provide for notice and reporting of performance of students
assessed consistent with the requirements under Section 39.0264.
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SECTION 1. Section
39.023(a), Education Code, as effective until on or before September 1,
2015, is amended.
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SECTION 11. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 2. Section
39.023(a), Education Code, as effective on or before September 1, 2015, is
amended.
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SECTION 12. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 3. Section
39.023(a), Education Code, as effective September 1, 2017, is amended.
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SECTION 13. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 4. Section 39.023,
Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection
(q) to read as follows:
(c) The agency shall also
adopt end-of-course assessment instruments for secondary-level courses in
Algebra I, biology, English I, English II, and United States history. The
Algebra I end-of-course assessment instrument must be administered with the
aid of technology. The English I and English II end-of-course assessment
instruments must each assess essential knowledge and skills in both reading
and language arts [writing] in the same assessment instrument
and must provide a single score. A school district shall comply with State
Board of Education rules regarding administration of the assessment
instruments listed in this subsection. If a student is in a special education
program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission, review,
and dismissal committee shall determine whether any allowable modification
is necessary in administering to the student an assessment instrument
required under this subsection. The State Board of Education shall
administer the assessment instruments. The State Board of Education shall
adopt a schedule for the administration of end-of-course assessment
instruments that complies with the requirements of Subsection (c-3).
(q) A writing sample submitted by a student in
connection with an assessment instrument administered under this section
may not be used to assess the student's writing for purposes of
accountability under this chapter or for purposes of grade promotion or
graduation criteria.
The assessment of a
student's writing is governed by Section 39.0264.
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SECTION 14. Section 39.023,
Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection
(q) to read as follows:
(c) The agency shall also
adopt end-of-course assessment instruments for secondary-level courses in
Algebra I, biology, English I, English II, and United States history. The
Algebra I end-of-course assessment instrument must be administered with the
aid of technology. The English I and English II end-of-course assessment
instruments must each assess essential knowledge and skills in both reading
and language arts [writing] in the same assessment instrument
and must provide a single score. A school district shall comply with State
Board of Education rules regarding administration of the assessment
instruments listed in this subsection. If a student is in a special
education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the student's admission,
review, and dismissal committee shall determine whether any allowable
modification is necessary in administering to the student an assessment
instrument required under this subsection. The State Board of Education
shall administer the assessment instruments. The State Board of Education
shall adopt a schedule for the administration of end-of-course assessment
instruments that complies with the requirements of Subsection (c-3).
(q) The assessment of a
student's writing is governed by Section 39.0264.
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SECTION 5. Subchapter B,
Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.0264 to read as
follows:
Sec. 39.0264. LOCAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIRED: WRITING. To evaluate student achievement in writing,
each school district shall assess students in grades four and seven and at
the end of English I and English II secondary-level courses in accordance
with the essential knowledge and skills for writing. A district may use
any method the district determines appropriate for assessing students under
this section, including portfolio assessment.
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SECTION 15. Subchapter B,
Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.0264 to read as
follows:
Sec. 39.0264. LOCAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIRED: WRITING. (a) To evaluate student achievement in
writing, each school district shall assess students in grades four and
seven and at the end of English I and English II secondary-level courses in
accordance with the essential knowledge and skills for writing. A district
may use any method the district determines appropriate for assessing
students under this section, including portfolio assessment.
(b) A student assessed at the end of an English I or English II
secondary-level course is required to demonstrate performance that
indicates the student has successfully achieved the essential knowledge and
skills in writing for the course as determined by standards established by
the board of trustees of the school district the student attends. A
student may not receive a high school diploma until the student has
demonstrated satisfactory performance in the manner provided by this
subsection.
(c) The school district a student attends shall provide written
notice of the performance of a student assessed as required under this
section to the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to
the student.
(d) Each school year, each school district shall prepare a report
of the performance of students assessed as required by this section. The
report must include information regarding the aggregate student performance
in each grade or course required by this section:
(1) for the district; and
(2) for each campus in the district.
(e) The report prepared under Subsection (d) must be:
(1) filed with the board of trustees of the school district; and
(2) posted on the district's Internet website.
(f) For an assessment required by this section, a school district
is subject only to the notice and reporting requirements provided by this
section.
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SECTION 16. Section
39.034(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) The agency shall
determine the necessary annual improvement required each year for a student
to be prepared to perform satisfactorily on, as applicable:
(1) the grade five
assessment instruments;
(2) the grade eight
assessment instruments; and
(3) the end-of-course assessment
instruments required under Section 39.023 [this subchapter for
graduation].
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SECTION 6. Not later than
September 1, 2016, the Texas Education Agency shall adopt or develop
appropriate criterion-referenced assessment instruments designed to assess
essential knowledge and skills in English language arts as required by
Section 39.023, Education Code, as amended by this Act.
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SECTION 17. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 7. This Act applies
beginning with the 2016-2017 school year.
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SECTION 18. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 8. 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, 2015.
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SECTION 19. Same as
introduced version.
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