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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the assessment of writing performance for public school |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(h-1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, |
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for a reading assessment instrument administered under Subsection |
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(a) or an English I or English II end-of-course assessment |
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instrument administered under Subsection (c), the portion of the |
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assessment instrument that is not presented in a multiple choice |
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format may be used as part of a classroom portfolio method to assess |
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writing performance. The commissioner shall adopt rules to allow |
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that portion of the assessment instrument to be scored by a |
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classroom teacher assigned to the same campus as the student to whom |
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the assessment instrument is administered. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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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, 2021. |