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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to evaluation of public schools based on academic |
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achievement and financial resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.057(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner may authorize special accreditation |
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investigations to be conducted: |
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(1) when excessive numbers of absences of students |
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eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are |
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determined; |
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(2) when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions |
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from the required state assessment instruments are determined; |
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(3) in response to complaints submitted to the agency |
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with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other |
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requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order; |
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(4) in response to established compliance reviews of |
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the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal |
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program requirements; |
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(5) when extraordinary numbers of student placements |
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in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than |
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placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined; |
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(6) in response to an allegation involving a conflict |
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between members of the board of trustees or between the board and |
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the district administration if it appears that the conflict |
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involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the |
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administration clearly defined by this code; |
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(7) when excessive numbers of students in special |
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education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed |
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through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section |
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39.023(b); |
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(8) in response to an allegation regarding or an |
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analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible |
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violation of an assessment instrument security procedure |
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established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of |
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investigating or auditing a school district under that section; |
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(9) when a significant pattern of decreased academic |
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performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the |
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preceding two school years of students who did not perform |
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satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section |
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39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section |
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39.023(a), (c), or (l); |
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(10) when excessive numbers of students eligible to |
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enroll fail to complete an Algebra II course or any other advanced |
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course as determined by the commissioner; |
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(11) when academic return on financial resources |
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[resource allocation practices] as evaluated under Section 39.059 |
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indicates [39.0821 indicate] a potential for significant |
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improvement [in resource allocation]; |
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(12) when a disproportionate number of students of a |
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particular demographic group is graduating with a particular |
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endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); |
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(13) when an excessive number of students is |
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graduating with a particular endorsement under |
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Section 28.025(c-1); |
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(14) in response to a complaint submitted to the |
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agency with respect to alleged inaccurate data that is reported |
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through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) |
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or through other reports required by state or federal law or rule or |
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court order and that is used by the agency to make a determination |
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relating to public school accountability, including accreditation, |
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under this chapter; or |
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(15) as the commissioner otherwise determines |
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necessary. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.059. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES |
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EVALUATION. (a) The agency shall develop a statistical model to |
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evaluate a campus and district's academic return on financial |
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resources. |
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(b) In evaluating a campus and district under this section, |
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the agency shall: |
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(1) evaluate and integrate existing academic |
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accountability and financial data; and |
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(2) rank the results of the evaluation under |
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Subdivision (1) to compare the relative performance of districts |
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and campuses with similar financial resources. |
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(c) Based on the ranking under Subsection (b)(2), and in |
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accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, the commissioner |
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shall assign each campus and district a rating of A, B, C, D, or F. |
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(d) Not later than August 15 of each year, the rating of each |
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district and campus under this section shall be made publicly |
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available along with the performance ratings awarded to the |
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district or campus under Section 39.054(a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 39.0821, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2017. |