BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3417 |
By: Bernal |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that a student enrolled in a special education program is currently unable to earn an endorsement on the student's transcript if the student is administered a modified curriculum. The parties contend that this leads to disabled students being deprived of meaningful graduation choices, and the parties assert that most students with disabilities, with specially designed instruction and accommodations, can meet the graduation standards targeted for all other students. Further, the parties point to studies that demonstrate career and vocational courses are pivotal for students with disabilities and their post-secondary success and independence. The goal of C.S.H.B. 3417 is to ensure that students who are administered a modified curriculum are able to qualify for an endorsement if they successfully complete curriculum requirements.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3417 amends the Education Code to authorize a student who is enrolled in a special education program to earn an endorsement on the student's transcript by successfully completing, with or without modification of the curriculum, the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for the foundation high school program and certain additional endorsement curriculum requirements prescribed by the SBOE and by successfully completing all curriculum requirements for that endorsement adopted by the SBOE without modification of the curriculum or with modification of the curriculum if the courses are part of a coherent sequence of coursework that is sufficiently rigorous as determined by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee. The bill requires the admission, review, and dismissal committee of a student in a special education program to determine whether the student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on an end-of-course test to earn an endorsement on the student's transcript. The bill applies beginning with the 2015–2016 school year.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3417 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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