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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to evaluation under the state accountability system of |
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school district campuses that enroll only certain students who |
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receive special education services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0547 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0547. EVALUATING SPECIALIZED SUPPORT CAMPUSES. (a) |
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In this section, "specialized support campus" means a school |
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district campus that: |
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(1) has a campus identification number; |
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(2) serves students enrolled in any grade level at |
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which state assessment instruments are administered; and |
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(3) is composed of only students who: |
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(A) receive special education services under |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 29; and |
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(B) have significant medical or intensive |
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behavioral needs as documented by the students' individualized |
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education programs under Section 29.005. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the |
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commissioner shall determine, report, and consider the performance |
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of students enrolled in a specialized support campus separately |
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from the school district that operates the campus for purposes of: |
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(1) measures of annual improvement in student |
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achievement under Section 39.034; |
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(2) achievement indicators under Section 39.053; and |
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(3) additional performance indicators under Section |
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39.301. |
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(c) The commissioner, in consultation with administrators |
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of specialized support campuses, parents and guardians of students |
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enrolled at specialized support campuses, and other stakeholders, |
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shall adopt appropriate accountability indicators under this |
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chapter for each specialized support campus based on the specific |
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student population served by the campus. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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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, 2019. |