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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the cost of a moratorium on administering |
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certain assessment instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY OF COSTS OF MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN |
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ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The Texas Education Agency, in |
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coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, shall conduct a |
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study of the costs, including the loss of any federal education |
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funding, associated with placing a moratorium on administering the |
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assessment instruments required under the No Child Left Behind Act |
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of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2017, the |
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Texas Education Agency shall deliver a report detailing the |
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financial implications of a moratorium on administering assessment |
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instruments under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 6301 et seq.) to the commissioner of education, governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2015. |