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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information reported by a public school district |
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regarding prekindergarten classes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.1532(c), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A school district that offers prekindergarten classes |
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shall include the following information in the district's Public |
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Education Information Management System (PEIMS) report: |
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(1) demographic information, as determined by the |
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commissioner, on students enrolled in district prekindergarten |
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classes, including the number of students who are eligible for |
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classes under Section 29.153; |
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(2) the numbers of half-day and full-day |
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prekindergarten classes offered by the district; [and] |
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(3) the sources of funding for the prekindergarten |
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classes; |
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(4) the class size and ratio of instructional staff to |
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students for each prekindergarten class offered by the district; |
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and |
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(5) each type of assessment instrument administered to |
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students enrolled in district prekindergarten classes and the |
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results of each type of assessment instrument. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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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, 2015. |