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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization of alternative assessment |
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instruments for use under the public school accountability system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.041. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The |
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commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures to include the |
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following assessment instruments as additional alternative |
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assessment instruments that may be used to evaluate student |
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achievement for purposes of complying with accountability |
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requirements under this chapter: |
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(1) ACT Explore; |
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(2) Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE); |
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(3) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS); |
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(4) National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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(NAEP); |
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(5) Program for International Student Assessment |
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(PISA); |
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(6) Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth and Tenth |
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Editions (SAT-9 or SAT-10); and |
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(7) Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2016, the |
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commissioner of education shall adopt rules regarding alternative |
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assessment instruments as required by Section 39.041, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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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. |