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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that public institutions of higher |
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education provide certain information to students and school |
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districts regarding student performance on Texas Success |
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Initiative assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.3062, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (u) and (u-1) to read as follows: |
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(u) An institution of higher education that administers an |
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assessment instrument to students under this section shall: |
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(1) provide to each assessed student an individual |
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score report that includes information regarding each item answered |
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incorrectly by the student; and |
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(2) report to each school district from which assessed |
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students graduated high school the following data on the district's |
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students: |
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(A) each student's scores on the assessment |
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instrument; and |
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(B) data on the students' overall performance on |
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the assessment instrument disaggregated by: |
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(i) content area for each subject tested; |
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and |
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(ii) student demographics, including |
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campus, race, ethnicity, sex, age, and populations served by |
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special programs, including special education, bilingual |
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education, special language programs, gifted and talented |
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programs, and compensatory education programs. |
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(u-1) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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Subsection (u), including rules for implementing that subsection in |
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a manner that complies with federal law regarding confidentiality |
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of student medical or educational information, including the Health |
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Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1320d et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and |
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Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law |
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relating to the privacy of student information. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 51.3062(u) and (u-1), Education Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply beginning with assessment instruments |
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administered by public institutions of higher education to entering |
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undergraduate students for the 2016 fall semester. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |