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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of school climate in the indicators for |
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evaluating the performance of public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 807 (H.B. 22), 842 (H.B. 2223), and 1088 (H.B. 3593), Acts |
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of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on |
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three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this |
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section that include: |
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(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of |
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student achievement that must include: |
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(A) for evaluating the performance of districts |
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and campuses generally: |
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(i) an indicator that accounts for the |
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results of assessment instruments required under Sections |
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39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus, |
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including the results of assessment instruments required for |
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graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by |
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subject area, including: |
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(a) for the performance standard |
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determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the |
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percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the |
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assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject |
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area; and |
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(b) for the college readiness |
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performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the |
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percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the |
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assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject |
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area; and |
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(ii) an indicator that accounts for the |
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results of assessment instruments required under Section |
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39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the |
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percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the |
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assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard |
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adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject |
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area; and |
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(B) for evaluating the performance of high school |
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campuses and districts that include high school campuses, |
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indicators that account for: |
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(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success |
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Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on |
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an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by |
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the coordinating board under that section; |
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(ii) students who satisfy relevant |
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performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar |
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assessments; |
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(iii) students who earn dual course credits |
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in the dual credit courses; |
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(iv) students who enlist in the armed |
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forces of the United States; |
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(v) students who earn industry |
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certifications; |
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(vi) students admitted into postsecondary |
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industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for |
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entrance successful performance at the secondary level; |
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(vii) students whose successful completion |
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of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's |
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preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an |
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entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or |
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associate degree; |
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(viii) students who successfully met |
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standards on a composite of indicators that through research |
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indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without |
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remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a |
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baccalaureate degree or associate degree; |
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(ix) high school graduation rates, computed |
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in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance |
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with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) |
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subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1), |
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(g-2), and (g-3); |
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(x) students who successfully completed an |
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OnRamps dual enrollment course; [and] |
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(xi) [the percentage of] students who |
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successfully completed a practicum or internship approved by the |
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State Board of Education; and |
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(xii) students who are awarded an associate |
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[associate's] degree; |
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(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for |
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effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include: |
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(A) for assessment instruments, including |
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assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the |
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percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as |
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determined by the commissioner; and |
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(B) for evaluating relative performance, the |
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performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts |
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or campuses; and |
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(3) in the closing the gaps domain: |
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(A) [,] the use of disaggregated data to |
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demonstrate the differentials among students from different racial |
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and ethnic groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and other factors, |
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including: |
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(i) [(A)] students formerly receiving |
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special education services; |
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(ii) [(B)] students continuously enrolled; |
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and |
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(iii) [(C)] students who are mobile; and |
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(B) the use of local evaluations, as provided by |
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Section 39.0545, to demonstrate differential performance ratings |
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among districts and campuses in school climate. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0545 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0545. EVALUATION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AS COMPONENT OF |
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OVERALL DISTRICT AND CAMPUS RATING. (a) For purposes of including |
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the local evaluation of districts and campuses under Section |
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39.053(c)(3)(B) and assigning an overall rating under Section |
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39.054, the commissioner by rule shall adopt a method that is based |
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on recognized research and national standards to evaluate the |
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school climate of school districts and campuses. |
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(b) Using the method adopted by the commissioner under |
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Subsection (a) to evaluate school climate, each school district |
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shall assign the district and each campus shall assign the campus a |
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school climate performance rating of exemplary, recognized, |
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acceptable, or needs improvement. |
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(c) On or before the date determined by the commissioner by |
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rule, each school district and campus shall report the school |
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climate performance rating to the agency for the purpose of |
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including the rating in evaluating school district and campus |
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performance and assigning an overall rating under Section 39.054. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable, the commissioner of |
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education shall adopt a method to evaluate the school climate of |
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school districts and campuses as provided by Section 39.0545, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. 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. |