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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school performance ratings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school |
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district and campus performance and assign each district and campus |
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a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In adopting rules under |
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this subsection, the commissioner shall determine the criteria for |
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each designated letter performance rating. A district or campus |
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performance rating of A reflects exemplary performance. A district |
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or campus performance rating of B reflects recognized performance. |
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A district or campus performance rating of [, B, or] C reflects |
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acceptable performance. A [and a] district or campus performance |
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rating of D or F reflects unacceptable performance. [The
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commissioner shall also assign each campus a performance rating of
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exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable. A campus
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performance rating of exemplary, recognized, or acceptable
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reflects acceptable performance, and a campus performance rating of
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unacceptable reflects unacceptable performance.] A district may |
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not receive a performance rating of A if the district includes any |
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campus with a performance rating of D or F [unacceptable]. A |
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reference in law to an acceptable rating or acceptable performance |
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includes a performance rating of A or B or exemplary or recognized |
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performance. |
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(a-1) Not later than August 8 of each year, the performance |
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rating of each district and campus shall be made publicly available |
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as provided by rules adopted under this section [subsection]. If a |
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district or campus received a performance rating of D or F [that
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reflected unacceptable performance] for the preceding school year, |
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the commissioner shall notify the district of a subsequent such |
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designation on or before June 15. |
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SECTION 2. Section 44(b), Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the |
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83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |