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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing public school students and classroom teachers |
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tutorials for end-of-course assessment instruments required for |
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graduation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.0845 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0845. ONLINE TUTORIALS FOR END-OF-COURSE |
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ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT PREPARATION. (a) The agency shall develop |
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interactive electronic tutorials that provide a comprehensive |
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review for each end-of-course assessment instrument listed in |
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Section 39.023(c). |
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(b) From funds appropriated for purposes of this section, |
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the agency shall make the tutorials developed under Subsection (a) |
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available to public school students and classroom teachers through |
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an online repository for classroom-ready instructional resources |
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operated by the agency. |
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(b-1) The agency shall provide the tutorials developed |
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under Subsection (a) through an online repository for |
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classroom-ready instructional resources not later than the |
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2020-2021 school year. This subsection expires September 1, 2021. |
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(c) A public school student or classroom teacher may not be |
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charged a fee for access to a tutorial provided through an online |
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repository for classroom-ready instructional resources under this |
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section or materials used in conjunction with a tutorial. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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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. |